CHIMAERIDAE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Chimaeridae mean? 

• CHIMAERIDAE (noun)
  The noun CHIMAERIDAE has 1 sense:

1. a family of Holocephali

  Familiarity information: CHIMAERIDAE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CHIMAERIDAE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A family of Holocephali

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Chimaeridae; family Chimaeridae

Hypernyms ("Chimaeridae" is a kind of...):

fish family (any of various families of fish)

Meronyms (members of "Chimaeridae"):

genus Chimaera (type genus of the Chimaeridae)

Holonyms ("Chimaeridae" is a member of...):

Holocephali; subclass Holocephali (chimaeras and extinct forms)