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

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
   - Chimaera

Derived forms: chimeras

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

Part of: genus Chimaera

Encyclopedia: Chimera