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name
Alternative form of Chimera.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, dated
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noun
Alternative spelling of chimera.
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Usage: alt-of, alternative
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noun
A cartilaginous marine fish in the subclass Holocephali and especially the order Chimaeriformes, with a blunt snout, long tail, and a spine before the first dorsal fin
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: ghost shark
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noun
a deep-sea fish with a tapering body, smooth skin, and long threadlike tail
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: holocephalan, holocephalian
Narrower terms: rabbitfish, Chimaera monstrosa
noun
a grotesque product of the imagination
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: chimera
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Broader terms: imagination, imaging, imagery, mental imagery
noun
(Greek mythology) fire-breathing female monster with a lion's head and a goat's body and a serpent's tail; daughter of Typhon
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Chimera
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Broader terms: mythical monster, mythical creature
History
As a mythological beast, a variant of earlier Chimera under influence from Latin Chimaera. As a placename, directly from Latin Chimaera.
A variant of chimera under influence from Latin Chimaera.
Across languages
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