noun
a family of Holocephali
• Syn: ↑family Chimaeridae
• Hypernyms: ↑fish family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Holocephali, ↑subclass Holocephali
• Member Meronyms: ↑genus Chimaera
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\\-mirəˌdē, -mer-\ noun pluralUsage: capitalized
: a family of Holocephali that includes the chimaeras and with extinct related forms constitutes the order Chimaerae
Useful english dictionary. 2012.