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Chimaera

Chimaera Meaning & Definition
Chimaera Definition And Meaning

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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