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chimaera

chi·mae·ra [ kī mrə, ki mrə ] (plural chi·mae·ras)


noun 
Definition:
 
1.  (plural chi·mae·ras or chi·mae·ra) deep-sea fish: a deep-sea fish with a skeleton of cartilage, a smooth-skinned tapering body, and a tail that resembles a whip. Family Chimaeridae.

2. genetics biochemistry 
Another spelling of  chimera


[Early 19th century. < Latin (see Chimera)]
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