Noun
- 1. Chimera, Chimaera, mythical monster, mythical creature
- usage: (Greek mythology) fire-breathing female monster with a lion's head and a goat's body and a serpent's tail; daughter of Typhon
- 2. chimera, chimaera, imagination, imaging, imagery, mental imagery
- usage: a grotesque product of the imagination
- 3. chimaera, holocephalan, holocephalian
- usage: a deep-sea fish with a tapering body, smooth skin, and long threadlike tail
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