Meaning of CHIMAERA
Pronunciation: | | ki'meeru
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- [n] smooth-skinned deep-sea fish with a tapering body and long threadlike tail
- [n] a grotesque product of the imagination
- [n] (Greek mythology) fire-breathing she-monster with a lion's head and a goat's body and a serpent's tail; daughter of Typhon
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| Synonyms: | | Chimera, chimera |
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| See Also: | | Chimaera monstrosa, genus Chimaera, holocephalan, imagery, imagination, imaging, mental imagery, mythical creature, mythical monster, rabbitfish | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \Chi*m[ae]"ra\, n. [NL. See {Chimera}.] (Zo["o]l.)
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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