| NOUN | person | Chimaera, Chimera | (Greek mythology) fire-breathing female monster with a lion's head and a goat's body and a serpent's tail |
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| cognition | chimaera, chimera | a grotesque product of the imagination | |
| animal | chimaera | a deep-sea fish with a tapering body, smooth skin, and long threadlike tail |
| Meaning | (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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| Synonym | Chimera | |
| Category | Greek mythology | The mythology of the ancient Greeks |
| Broader | mythical monster, mythical creature | A monster renowned in folklore and myth |
| Spanish | Quimera, quimera | |
| Catalan | quimera, Quimera | |
| Meaning | A grotesque product of the imagination. | |
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| Synonym | chimera | |
| Broader | imagination, imaging, imagery, mental imagery | The ability to form mental images of things or events |
| Spanish | quimera | |
| Catalan | quimera | |
| Meaning | A deep-sea fish with a tapering body, smooth skin, and long threadlike tail. | |
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| Member of | genus Chimaera | type genus of the Chimaeridae |
| Narrower | rabbitfish, Chimaera monstrosa | large European chimaera |
| Broader | holocephalan, holocephalian | fish with high compressed head and a body tapering off into a long tail |
| Spanish | quimera | |
| Catalan | quimera | |
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