See Chimera

English

Alternative spellings

• chimaera

Etymology

From {{term|sc=polytonic|χίμαιρα|lang=grc}}. The fabulous monster in Lycea (with a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail), supposedly personification of snow or winter, orig. "year-old she-goat", from {{term|sc=polytonic|χεῖμα|tr=kheima||winter season|lang=grc}}. Meaning "wild fantasy" first recorded 1587.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kaɪˈmɛɹə/

Noun

1. Chimera, or any fabulous creature with parts from different animals.
2. A vain, foolish, or incongruous fancy, or creature of the imagination; as, the chimera of an author.
3. An organism with genetically distinct cells originating from two zygotes.
4. A gargoyle that does not work as a waterspout.
5. (usually 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.

Synonyms

1. ghost shark, ratfish, rabbitfish

Derived terms

• chimeric
• chimerism
• tetragametic chimera
• Chimera: the name of one of the ships of Æneas

Translations

• Bosnian: {{t|bs|himera|f}}
• Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|химера|f|sc=Cyrl}}
• Croatian: {{t|hr|himera|f}}
• Finnish:
• French:
• Greek: {{t|el|χίμαιρα|f|tr=khimera|sc=Grek}}
• Italian: {{t-|it|chimera|f}}

• Japanese: {{t-|ja|キメラ|tr=kimera|sc=Jpan}}, {{t+|ja|キマイラ|tr=kimaira|sc=Jpan}}
• Macedonian: {{t-|mk|химера|f|sc=Cyrl|xs=Macedonian}}
• Russian: {{t+|ru|химера|f|tr=χim'éra|sc=Cyrl}}
• Serbian:
• : Cyrillic: {{t-|sr|химера|f|sc=Cyrl}}
• : Roman: {{t|sr|himera|f}}
• Swedish: {{t|sv|chimaira|c}}

• Russian: {{t+|ru|химера|f|tr=χim'éra|sc=Cyrl}}

• Japanese: {{t-|ja|キメラ|tr=kimera|sc=Jpan}}
• Russian: {{t+|ru|химера|f|tr=χim'éra|sc=Cyrl}}

• Swedish: {{t-|sv|chimär|c}}

• Swedish: {{t-|sv|chimär|c}}

See also

• Chimaera
• Appendix:Architectural glossary

Category:Mythological creatures

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