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chimaeras

chimaeras is the plural of chimaera.

Meaning of chimaera

Noun

chimaera (plural chimaeras)

  1. 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
    Synonyms:
    ghost shark

Questions about chimaeras

What is chimaeras the plural of?
Chimaeras is the plural of chimaera.

Words near chimaeras in the dictionary

  1. chimabachid
  2. Chimacum
  3. chimaek
  4. chimaera
  5. chimaeral
  6. chimaeras
  7. chimaeric
  8. chimaerical
  9. chimaerid
  10. chimaerids
  11. chimaeriform

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