Definition of chimaera Chimaera
/tʃˈɪmeəɹɐ/ - chi•mae•ra
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British English
chimaera - /tʃˈɪmeəɹɐ/
American English
chimera - /ʧɪmɛˈɹʌ/
What does chimaera mean?
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NounPlural: chimaeras |
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| 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 - a grotesque product of the imagination | ||
| chimera | ||
| imagery, mental imagery, imaging, imagination (medicine) obtaining pictures of the interior of the body | ||
| 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, Chimaera | ||
| mythical creature, mythical monster a monster renowned in folklore and myth | ||
| greek mythology the mythology of the ancient Greeks | ||
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Wiktionary 
- chimaera (Noun)
Alternative spelling of chimera. - chimaera (Noun)
A cartilaginous marine fish in the subclass Holocephali and especially the order Chimaeriformes, with a blunt snout, long tail, and a spine before the first dorsal fin .
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- chimaera (n.)
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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A creature in Greek mythology composed of the parts of a lioness, a snake, and a goat. -
chimaera
An organism with at least two genetically distinct types of cells. -
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An impossible or foolish fantasy or project.
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🔤- chimaera, noun, singular of chimaeras.
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