chimaera monstrosa

Chimaera monstrosa
    n 1: large European chimaera [syn: {rabbitfish}, {Chimaera
         monstrosa}]
    

Rabbit \Rab"bit\ (r[a^]b"b[i^]t), n. [OE. rabet, akin to OD.
   robbe, robbeken.] (Zool.)
   Any of the smaller species of the genus Lepus, especially the
   common European species ({Lepus cuniculus}), which is often
   kept as a pet, and has been introduced into many countries.
   It is remarkably prolific, and has become a pest in some
   parts of Australia and New Zealand.
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   Note: The common American rabbit ({Lepus sylvatica}) is
         similar but smaller. See {Cottontail}, and {Jack
         rabbit}, under 2d {Jack}. The larger species of Lepus
         are commonly called hares. See {Hare}.
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   {Angora rabbit} (Zool.), a variety of the domestic rabbit
      having long, soft fur.

   {Rabbit burrow}, a hole in the earth made by rabbits for
      shelter and habitation.

   {Rabbit fish}. (Zool.)
   (a) The northern chimaera ({Chimaera monstrosa}).
   (b) Any one of several species of plectognath fishes, as the
       bur fish, and puffer. The term is also locally applied to
       other fishes.

   {Rabbits' ears}. (Bot.) See {Cyclamen}.

   {Rabbit warren}, a piece of ground appropriated to the
      breeding and preservation of rabbits. --Wright.

   {Rock rabbit}.
   (a) (Zool.) See {Daman}, and {Klipdas}.
   (b) the {pika}.

   {Welsh rabbit}, a dish of which the chief constituents are
      melted cheese over toasted bread, flavored in various
      ways, as with ale, beer, milk, or spices. The name is
      popularly said to be a corruption of {Welsh rare bit}, but
      it is probably merely a humorous designation; -- also
      called {Welsh rarebit}.
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Herring \Her"ring\ (h[e^]r"r[i^]ng), n. [OE. hering, AS.
   h[ae]ring; akin to D. haring, G. h[aum]ring, hering, OHG.
   haring, hering, and prob. to AS. here army, and so called
   because they commonly move in large numbers. Cf. {Harry}.]
   (Zool.)
   One of various species of fishes of the genus {Clupea}, and
   allied genera, esp. the common round or English herring
   ({Clupea harengus}) of the North Atlantic. Herrings move in
   vast schools, coming in spring to the shores of Europe and
   America, where they are salted and smoked in great
   quantities.
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   {Herring gull} (Zool.), a large gull which feeds in part upon
      herrings; esp., {Larus argentatus} in America, and {Larus
      cachinnans} in England. See {Gull}.

   {Herring hog} (Zool.), the common porpoise.

   {King of the herrings}. (Zool.)
   (a) The chim[ae]ra ({Chimaera monstrosa}) which follows the
       schools of herring. Called also {rabbit fish} in the U.
       K. See {Chim[ae]ra}.
   (b) The opah.
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