1. (

• Chimera ,
• Chimaera

) (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

) a grotesque product of the imagination ;

3. (

• chimaera ,

) a deep-sea fish with a tapering body, smooth skin, and long threadlike tail ;