Chimaeridae

plural noun

Chi·​mae·​ri·​dae

-mirəˌdē,

-mer-

: a family of Holocephali that includes the chimaeras and with extinct related forms constitutes the order Chimaerae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Chimaera, type genus + -idae

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