Meanings
chimaera1
plural chimaeras · alternative chimera · alternative chimæra
- 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
Synonyms: ghost shark
- alternativeAlternative spelling of chimera.
Chimaera2
alternative Chimæra
- alternativedatedAlternative form of Chimera.
CHIMÆRA, in geography, a port town of Turky in Europe, ſituated at the entrance of the gulph of Venice, in the province of Epirus, about thirty-two miles north of the city Corfu, near which are the mountains of Chimæra, which divide Epirus from Theſſaly...
1771, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1st ed., Vol. II, p. 184
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA 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
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noun(Greek mythology) fire-breathing female monster with a lion's head and a goat's body and a serpent's tail; daughter of Typhon
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Origin
chimaera · noun
- LatinChimaera
- Englishchimaera
A variant of chimera under influence from Latin Chimaera.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Chimaera · proper noun
- LatinChimaera
- EnglishChimaera
As a mythological beast, a variant of earlier Chimera under influence from Latin Chimaera. As a placename, directly from Latin Chimaera.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Italian chimera
- chimerafish
Polish chimera, przeraza
- chimerafish
- przerazafish
Russian химера
- химера (ximera)fish
Turkish denizkedisi, denizmaymunu
- denizkedisifish
- denizmaymunufish
Ukrainian химера
- химера (xymera)fish
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Cite this entry
chimaera. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chimaera
“chimaera.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chimaera. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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