Definition of Chimaera monstrosa

1. Noun. Large European chimaera.

Exact synonyms: Rabbitfish
Generic synonyms: Chimaera

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chimaera Monstrosa

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

Literary usage of Chimaera monstrosa

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

1. Chimæroid Fishes and Their Development by Bashford Dean (1906)
"Reference to egg capsule of Chimaera monstrosa dredged at 410 fathoms off the ... Chimaera "monstrosa" egg capsule 6v£ inches long dredged at 315 fathoms. ..."

2. Catalogue of the Fishes in the British Museum by Albert Carl Ludwig Gotthilf Günther (1870)
"Anal fin very low. Coasts of Europe ; Northern Pacific ; Cape of Good Hope. 1. Chimaera monstrosa. p. 16, tab. 7. lig. 6. Galeus, Clua. Erut. p. ..."

3. The Nervous System of Vertebrates by J. B.(John Black) Johnston (1906)
"A sketch of the brain of Chimaera monstrosa from the left side to show especially the position of the nerve roots. The roots of the nerves were blackened by ..."

4. The History of the human body by Harris Hawthorne Wilder (1909)
"133. Ear labyrinths of various Vertebrates. [After RETZIUS.] (a) Cyclostome; Myxine glutinosa (hag fish). (b) Selachian; Chimaera monstrosa, (c) Teleost; ..."

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