1. A grotesque product of the imagination
   "The artist's paintings were filled with chimaeras that blended human and animal forms";
   - chimera
    
2. A deep-sea fish with a tapering body, smooth skin, and long threadlike tail
   "The chimaera's ghostly appearance earned it the nickname 'ghost shark'";
   - chimera

1. (Greek mythology) fire-breathing female monster with a lion's head and a goat's body and a serpent's tail; daughter of Typhon
   - Chimera

Derived forms: chimaeras

Type of: holocephalan, holocephalian, imagery, imagination, imaging, mental imagery, mythical creature, mythical monster

Part of: genus Chimaera

Encyclopedia: Chimaera