Definition of Chimaera

1. Noun. (Greek mythology) fire-breathing female monster with a lion's head and a goat's body and a serpent's tail; daughter of Typhon.

Exact synonyms: Chimera
Category relationships: Greek Mythology
Generic synonyms: Mythical Creature, Mythical Monster
Derivative terms: Chimeral, Chimerical

2. Noun. A grotesque product of the imagination.
Exact synonyms: Chimera
Generic synonyms: Imagery, Imagination, Imaging, Mental Imagery
Derivative terms: Chimeral, Chimeric, Chimerical

3. Noun. A deep-sea fish with a tapering body, smooth skin, and long threadlike tail.
Generic synonyms: Holocephalan, Holocephalian
Group relationships: Genus Chimaera
Specialized synonyms: Chimaera Monstrosa, Rabbitfish

Definition of Chimaera

1. a marine fish [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chimaera

Chilomeniscus cinctus
Chilomycterus
chiloplasty
chilopod
Chilopoda
Chilopoda
chilopodiasis
chilopods
Chilopsis
Chilopsis linearis
chilorrhaphy
chilostomatoplasty
chilotomy
chiltepin
chiltepins
chimaera (current term)
chimaeras
Chimaera monstrosa
chimaeric
Chimaeridae
chimaerism
chimaerisms
Chimakum
Chimaphila
Chimaphila corymbosa
Chimaphila umbellata
chimar
Chimariko
chimars
chimb

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