About The Word Chimaera
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Chimaera
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What's The Definition Of Chimaera?
[n] smooth-skinned deep-sea fish with a tapering body and long threadlike tail
[n] a grotesque product of the imagination [n] (Greek mythology) fire-breathing she-monster with a lion's head and a goat's body and a serpent's tail; daughter of Typhon Synonyms | Synonyms for Chimaera: Chimera | chimera Related Terms | Find terms related to Chimaera: See Also | Chimaera monstrosa | genus Chimaera | holocephalan | imagery | imagination | imaging | mental imagery | mythical creature | mythical monster | rabbitfish Chimaera In Webster's Dictionary \Chi*m[ae]"ra\, n. [NL. See {Chimera}.] (Zo["o]l.)
A cartilaginous fish of several species, belonging to the
order Holocephali. The teeth are few and large. The head is
furnished with appendages, and the tail terminates in a
point.
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