chimaera

See also: chimera, chimæra, chiméra, Chimera, Chimaera, and Chiméra

English

Alternative forms

• (fish): chimera, chimæra, Chimaera

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

Derived terms

• chimaeral
• chimaeroid

 

Translations

fish

• Norwegian Nynorsk: havmus f, hågylling m
• Polish: chimera (pl) f, przeraza (pl) f
• Russian: химера (ru) f (ximera)
• Ukrainian: химера f (xymera)