chimaera
(noun) a deep-sea fish with a tapering body, smooth skin, and long threadlike tail
chimera, chimaera
(noun) a grotesque product of the imagination
Chimera, Chimaera
(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
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Chimaera
(Greek mythology) One of the many fantastical offspring (fe. Cerberus and the Lernaean Hydra) of Typhon and Echidna, a multi-headed monster often represented as vomiting flames with the head of a lion, the body (and additional head) of a goat, and a serpent for a tail. Killed by the hero Bellerophon in Lycea.
chimaera (plural chimaeras)
Alternative spelling of chimera
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
Source: Wiktionary
Chi*mæ"ra, n. Etym: [NL. See Chimera.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A cartilaginous fish of several species, belonging to the order Holocephali. The teeth are few and large. The head is furnished with appendages, and the tail terminates in a point.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 May 2025
(noun) the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
