Chimaera

Chi·mae·ra  (k-mîr, k-)

n. Greek Mythology

Variant of Chimera.

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chi·mae·ra  (k-mîr, k-)

n.

1. A deep-sea cartilaginous fish of the family Chimaeridae, having a smooth-skinned tapering body and a whiplike tail.

2. Genetics Variant of chimera.

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[New Latin Chimaera, type genus, from Latin chimaera, chimera; see chimera.]

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chimaera [kaɪˈmɪərə kɪ-]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any tapering smooth-skinned cartilaginous deep-sea fish of the subclass Holocephali (or Bradyodonti), esp any of the genus Chimaera. They have a skull in which the upper jaw is fused to the cranium See also rabbitfish [1]

2. (Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth a variant spelling of chimera [1]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Chimaera - (Greek mythology) fire-breathing female monster with a lion's head and a goat's body and a serpent's tail; daughter of Typhon Chimera Greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks mythical creature, mythical monster - a monster renowned in folklore and myth
	2.	chimaera - a grotesque product of the imagination chimera imagery, imaging, mental imagery, imagination - the ability to form mental images of things or events; "he could still hear her in his imagination"
	3.	chimaera - a deep-sea fish with a tapering body, smooth skin, and long threadlike tail holocephalan, holocephalian - fish with high compressed head and a body tapering off into a long tail genus Chimaera - type genus of the Chimaeridae Chimaera monstrosa, rabbitfish - large European chimaera