GENUS CHIMAERA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Chimaera mean? 

• GENUS CHIMAERA (noun)
  The noun GENUS CHIMAERA has 1 sense:

1. type genus of the Chimaeridae

  Familiarity information: GENUS CHIMAERA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS CHIMAERA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Type genus of the Chimaeridae

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("genus Chimaera" is a kind of...):

fish genus (any of various genus of fish)

Meronyms (members of "genus Chimaera"):

chimaera (a deep-sea fish with a tapering body, smooth skin, and long threadlike tail)

Holonyms ("genus Chimaera" is a member of...):

Chimaeridae; family Chimaeridae (a family of Holocephali)