'Chimaera' definitions:
Definition of 'Chimaera'
From: WordNet
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 [syn: Chimera, Chimaera]
noun
A grotesque product of the imagination [syn: chimera, chimaera]
noun
A deep-sea fish with a tapering body, smooth skin, and long threadlike tail
Definition of 'Chimaera'
From: GCIDE
- Chimaera \Chi*m[ae]"ra\, n. [NL. See Chimera.] (Zool.) A cartilaginous fish of several species, belonging to the order Chimaeriformes of the class Holocephali. The teeth are few and large. The head is furnished with appendages, and the tail terminates in a point. [1913 Webster]
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- href="http:]/www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.cfm?genusname=Chimaera&speciesname=monstrosa">Fishbase - chimaera. [PJC]