chimaeras
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chimaera (kaɪˈmɪərə, kɪ-) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | See also rabbitfish 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 |
| 2. | Greek myth a variant spelling of chimera |
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| chimera or chimaera (kaɪˈmɪərə, kɪ-, kaɪˈmɪərə, kɪ-) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | (often capital) Greek myth a fire-breathing monster with the head of a lion, body of a goat, and tail of a serpent |
| 2. | a fabulous beast made up of parts taken from various animals |
| 3. | a wild and unrealistic dream or notion |
| 4. | biology an organism, esp a cultivated plant, consisting of at least two genetically different kinds of tissue as a result of mutation, grafting, etc |
| [C16: from Latin chimaera, from Greek khimaira she-goat, from khimaros he-goat] | |
| chimaera or chimaera | |
| —n | |
| [C16: from Latin chimaera, from Greek khimaira she-goat, from khimaros he-goat] | |
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