Complete Definition of "Chimaera"

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Etymology
From Gr. chimera. The fabulous monster in Lycea (with a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail), supposedly personification of snow or winter, orig. "year-old she-goat", from �είμα cheima "winter season". Meaning "wild fantasy" first recorded 1587.
Noun
Chimaera

#greekmyth: Fantastical monster in Lycea with the head of a lion, goat and serpent which vomited fire. Killed by the hero Bellerophon.

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Greek: Χίμαι�α (khimera) f
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Noun
Chimaera

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