Definitions of Chimaera [ɪˈmɪər ə, kaɪ-]

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Definition of 'Chimaera'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) chimaera
any fish of the family Chimaeridae, the male of which has a spiny clasping organ over the mouth.

Etymology: (1795–1805; see chimera)

Definition of 'Chimaera'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) Chimera, 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

2. (noun) chimera, chimaera
a grotesque product of the imagination

3. (noun) chimaera
a deep-sea fish with a tapering body, smooth skin, and long threadlike tail

Definition of 'Chimaera'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) Chimaera
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

'Chimaera' - Nearby Entries
chilopoda chilopsis chilopsis linearis chimaera chimaera monstrosa chimaeridae chimakum

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