Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Chimaera"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Chimaera \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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (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}, {Chimaera}]
2: a grotesque product of the imagination [syn: {chimera}]
3: smooth-skinned deep-sea fish with a tapering body and long
threadlike tail
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