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Meaning of CHIMAERA

Pronunciation:  ki'meeru

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  smooth-skinned deep-sea fish with a tapering body and long threadlike tail
  2. [n]  a grotesque product of the imagination
  3. [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
 
 See Also: Chimaera monstrosa, genus Chimaera, holocephalan, imagery, imagination, imaging, mental imagery, mythical creature, mythical monster, rabbitfish

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 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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