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(Greek mythology) 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.
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(mythology, art) Any fantastic creature combining parts from different animals.
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(figurative) A foolish, incongruous, or vain thought or product of the imagination.
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(figurative) Anything composed of very disparate parts.
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(architecture) A grotesque like a gargoyle, but without a spout for rainwater.
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(genetics) An organism with genetically distinct cells originating from two or more zygotes.
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(zoology) Alternative form of 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.
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(figurative) Synonym of bogeyman: any terrifying thing, especially as an unreal, imagined threat.