Chī-mæ'ri-dæ, n. pl.

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(kī-mĕr'i-dē), n. pl. [Gr. χίμαιρα, the chimera, a fabulous animal.] (Zoöl.) A family of cartilaginous fishes, distinguished from the other families of the cartilaginous order by the head being furnished with appendages, and the tail terminating in a point.

King of the Herrings (Chimæra monstrosa).

An elongated, fish-like creature with large fins and a long, curled tail. — King of the Herrings (*Chimæra monstrosa*).