ALL meanings of chimaera
chi·mae·ra
C c - noun chimaera any tapering smooth-skinned cartilaginous deep-sea fish of the subclass Holocephali (or Bradyodonti), esp any of the genus Chimaera. They have a skull in which the upper jaw is fused to the cranium 3
- abbreviation CHIMAERA chimera 3
- noun chimaera any of an order (Chimaeriformes) of cartilaginous fishes with a smooth skin and tapering body 3
- noun chimaera any fish of the family Chimaeridae, the male of which has a spiny clasping organ over the mouth. 1
- noun chimaera any similar fish of the group Holocephali, which includes this family. 1
- abbreviation CHIMAERA chimera. 1
- noun plural chimaera (often initial capital letter) a mythological, fire-breathing monster, commonly represented with a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail. 1
- noun plural chimaera any similarly grotesque monster having disparate parts, especially as depicted in decorative art. 1
- noun plural chimaera a horrible or unreal creature of the imagination; a vain or idle fancy: He is far different from the chimera your fears have made of him. 1
- noun plural chimaera Genetics. an organism composed of two or more genetically distinct tissues, as an organism that is partly male and partly female, or an artificially produced individual having tissues of several species. 1
- noun chimaera Alternative spelling of chimera. 1
- noun chimaera 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. 0