Definition of Chimaeridae

1. Noun. A family of Holocephali.

Exact synonyms: Family Chimaeridae
Generic synonyms: Fish Family
Group relationships: Holocephali, Subclass Holocephali
Member holonyms: Genus Chimaera

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chimaeridae

Chilians
Chilipoda
Chiloe
Chilomastix
Chilomeniscus
Chilomeniscus cinctus
Chilomycterus
Chilopoda
Chilopsis
Chilopsis linearis
Chiloé Island
Chilpancingo
Chilunda
Chimaera
Chimaera monstrosa
Chimaeridae (current term)
Chimakum
Chimaphila
Chimaphila corymbosa
Chimaphila umbellata
Chimariko
Chimborazo
Chimera
Chimonanthus
Chimonanthus praecox
Chin
China
China's Sorrow
China aster
China fleece vine

Literary usage of Chimaeridae

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Reports of Explorations and Surveys, to Ascertain the Most Practicable and by Joseph Henry, Spencer Fullerton Baird, United States War Dept, United States Army. Corps of Engineers (1855)
"Family Chimaeridae Bonap. The body is somewhat elongated, compressed, and tapering gradually from the thoracic belt to the filamentous termination of the ..."

2. Natural History: A Manual of Zoölogy for Schools, Colleges, and the General by Sanborn Tenney (1869)
"... here adopted is essentially that of Müller, as modified by Owen, and is taken from the Encyclopaedia Britannica. t Owen places here Chimaeridae and ..."

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