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chimera

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Noun

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Chimera, a supposed monster in Lycia with the head of a lion, body of a goat, and tail of a dragon or serpent, killed by the hero Bellerophon.
  2. Any fantastic creature combining parts from different animals.
  3. A foolish, incongruous, or vain thought or product of the imagination.
  4. Anything composed of very disparate parts.
  5. A grotesque like a gargoyle, but without a spout for rainwater.
  6. An organism with genetically distinct cells originating from two or more zygotes.
  7. 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
  8. Synonym of bogeyman: any terrifying thing, especially as an unreal, imagined threat.

Proper noun

  1. A supposed fire-breathing monster in Lycia with the head of a lion, body of a goat, and tail of a dragon or snake, killed by the hero Bellerophon.
  2. A fire-spewing mountain in Lycia or Cilicia, presumed to be an ancient name for the Yanartaş region of Turkey's Antalya Province.
  3. Former name of Himara, a port town in southern Albania.
  4. Former name of Ceraunian Mountains, the Albanian mountain range near Himara.

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