Definition of Chimeera

Definition of Chimeera

Chimæra, a fire-breathing monster of the Greek mythology, with a goat's body, a lion's head, and a dragon's tail; slain by Bellerophon, and a symbol of any impossible monstrosity.

- Wikipedia

||Chi*mæ"ra (?), n. [NL. See Chimera.] (Zoöl.) 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.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

One of several species of fish of the sub-class Holocephali. Also known as ghost sharks.

- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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