chimaera

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Etymology

A variant of chimera under influence from Latin Chimaera.

Noun

chimaera (plural chimaeras)

  1. Alternative spelling of chimera
  2. A cartilaginous marine fish in the subclass Holocephali and especially the order Chimaeriformes, with a blunt snout, long tail, and a spine before the first dorsal fin

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