any tapering smooth-skinned cartilaginous deep-sea fish of the subclass Holocephali (or Bradyodonti), esp any of the genus Chimaera. They have a skull in which the upper jaw is fused to the cranium
See also rabbitfish (sense 1)
2. Greek mythology a variant spelling of chimera (sense 1)
chimaera in American English
(kaɪˈmɪrə; kɪˈmɪrə)
noun
1. alt. sp. of
chimera
2.
any of an order (Chimaeriformes) of cartilaginous fishes with a smooth skin and tapering body