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| chi·mae·ra [ kī mrə, ki mrə ] (plural chi·mae·ras) |
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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.
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2. genetics biochemistry
Another spelling of chimera
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| [Early 19th century. < Latin (see Chimera)] |
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