Chimaera

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Chimaera \Chi*m[ae]"ra\, n. [NL. See {Chimera}.] (Zool.)
     A cartilaginous fish of several species, belonging to the
     order {Chimaeriformes} of the class Holocephali. The teeth
     are few and large. The head is furnished with appendages, and
     the tail terminates in a point.
     [1913 Webster]


  
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           - chimaera.
           [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Chimaera
       n 1: (Greek mythology) fire-breathing she-monster with a lion's
            head and a goat's body and a serpent's tail; daughter of
            Typhon [syn: {Chimera}]
       2: a grotesque product of the imagination [syn: {chimera}]
       3: smooth-skinned deep-sea fish with a tapering body and long
          threadlike tail