Found 2 items, similar to chimaera.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Chimaera 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
English → English (gcide) Definition: Chimaera Chimaera \Chi*m[ae]"ra\, n. [NL. See Chimera.] (Zo["o]l.) 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]