chimaera

[ ki-meer-uh, kahy- ]

/ kɪˈmɪər ə, kaɪ- /

noun

any fish of the family Chimaeridae, the male of which has a spiny clasping organ over the mouth.

any similar fish of the group Holocephali, which includes this family.

chimera.

Origin of chimaera

First recorded in 1795–1805; see origin at chimera

Words nearby chimaera

Chilpancingo, Chiltern Hills, Chiltern Hundreds, Chiluba, Chilung, chimaera, chimb, Chimborazo, Chimbote, chime, chime hoop

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Example sentences from the Web for chimaera

I had thought myself armed with triple brass against the folds of a three-formed Chimaera.
Gryll Grange|Thomas Love Peacock
But the Chimaera was so mad and wild with pain, that it did not guard itself so well as might else have been the case.
My First Cruise|W.H.G. Kingston
The Chimaera, by this time, after losing its second head, had got into a red-hot passion of pain and rampant rage.
My First Cruise|W.H.G. Kingston
Bellerophon has been explained as a hero of the storm, of which his conflict with the Chimaera is symbolical.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 5|Various

The teeth of Chimaera are more adapted for cutting, those of Callorhynchus for crushing.
The Vertebrate Skeleton|Sidney H. Reynolds

British Dictionary definitions for chimaera

chimaera

/ (kaɪˈmɪərə, kɪ-) /

noun

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 craniumSee also rabbitfish (def. 1)

Greek myth a variant spelling of chimera (def. 1)

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单词	chimaera
释义	chimaera [ ki-meer-uh, kahy- ] / kɪˈmɪər ə, kaɪ- / noun any fish of the family Chimaeridae, the male of which has a spiny clasping organ over the mouth. any similar fish of the group Holocephali, which includes this family. chimera. Origin of chimaera First recorded in 1795–1805; see origin at chimera Words nearby chimaera Chilpancingo, Chiltern Hills, Chiltern Hundreds, Chiluba, Chilung, chimaera, chimb, Chimborazo, Chimbote, chime, chime hoop Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for chimaera I had thought myself armed with triple brass against the folds of a three-formed Chimaera. Gryll Grange\|Thomas Love Peacock But the Chimaera was so mad and wild with pain, that it did not guard itself so well as might else have been the case. My First Cruise\|W.H.G. Kingston The Chimaera, by this time, after losing its second head, had got into a red-hot passion of pain and rampant rage. My First Cruise\|W.H.G. Kingston Bellerophon has been explained as a hero of the storm, of which his conflict with the Chimaera is symbolical. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 5\|Various The teeth of Chimaera are more adapted for cutting, those of Callorhynchus for crushing. The Vertebrate Skeleton\|Sidney H. Reynolds British Dictionary definitions for chimaera chimaera / (kaɪˈmɪərə, kɪ-) / noun 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 craniumSee also rabbitfish (def. 1) Greek myth a variant spelling of chimera (def. 1) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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