Definitionen
1.NounAlternative 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."The game includes a bunch of chimeras, with the lion heads shooting fire and the snake tails whipping around trying to bite the player."
2.NounAny fantastic creature combining parts from different animals.
3.NounA foolish, incongruous, or vain thought or product of the imagination.
4.NounAnything composed of very disparate parts."He built his car one piece at a time, producing a chimera with the head of a Volkswagen, the body of a Geely, and the tail of an aftermarket Porsche."
5.NounA grotesque like a gargoyle, but without a spout for rainwater.
6.NounAn organism with genetically distinct cells originating from two or more zygotes."The DNA test returned a false negative because the killer was a chimera, having absorbed her twin in utero."
7.NounAlternative 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.
8.NounSynonym of bogeyman: any terrifying thing, especially as an unreal, imagined threat.