chimera

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Synonyms: chimaera, chimere, chimers, chimer, himera

Antonyms: chimaera, chimere, chimers, chimer, himera

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|Greek mythology}} {{alternative case form of|en|Chimera}}, a [[supposed]] [[monster]] in [[Lycia]] with the [[head]] of a [[lion]], [[body]] of a [[goat]], and [[tail]] of a [[dragon]] or [[serpent]], [[kill]]ed by the [[hero]] [[Bellerophon]].
2. {{lb|en|mythology|art}} Any [[fantastic]] [[creature]] [[combining]] [[part]]s from [[different]] [[animal]]s.
3. {{senseid|en|foolish thought}}{{lb|en|figurative}} A [[foolish]], [[incongruous]], or [[vain]] [[thought#Noun|thought]] or product of the [[imagination]].
4. {{lb|en|figurative}} Anything [[compose]]d of very [[disparate]] parts.
5. {{lb|en|architecture}} A {{l|en|grotesque|id=ornamentation}} like a [[gargoyle]], but without a [[spout]] for [[rainwater]].
6. {{lb|en|genetics}} An [[organism]] with [[genetically]] [[distinct]] [[cell]]s originating from two or more [[zygote]]s.
7. {{lb|en|zoology}} {{alternative form of|en|chimaera}}, a [[cartilaginous]] [[marine]] [[fish#Noun|fish]] in the [[subclass]] {{taxfmt|Holocephali|subclass}} and especially the [[order#Noun|order]] {{taxfmt|Chimaeriformes|order}}, with a blunt [[snout]], long tail, and a spine before the first [[dorsal fin]].
8. {{lb|en|figurative}} {{synonym of|en|bogeyman}}: [[any]] [[terrifying]] [[thing]], [[especially]] as an [[unreal]], [[imagined]] [[threat]].

Proper noun

1. {{lb|en|Greek mythology}} A [[suppose]]d [[fire-breathing]] [[monster]] in [[Lycia]] with the [[head]] of a [[lion]], [[body]] of a [[goat]], and [[tail]] of a [[dragon]] or [[snake]], [[kill]]ed by the [[hero]] [[Bellerophon]].
2. {{lb|en|geography|Ancient Greece}} A [[fire]]-[[spewing]] [[mountain]] in [[Lycia]] or [[Cilicia]], [[presume]]d to be an [[ancient]] [[name]] for the [[Yanartaş]] [[region]] of [[Turkey]]'s [[Antalya]] [[province|Province]].
3. {{lb|en|historical}} {{former name of|en|Himara}}, a [[port]] [[town]] in [[southern]] [[Albania]].
4. {{lb|en|historical}} {{former name of|en|Ceraunian Mountains}}, the [[Albanian]] [[mountain]] [[range]] near [[Himara]].

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