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Rarechimaera
The correct spelling is chimaera.
How to pronounce chimaera
noun
Say it like: Chi-mae-ra
The correct spelling is 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 For example: "The car which he built himself was a real chimera: half Volkswagen and half Porsche."
Usage Examples
“The car which he built himself was a real chimera: half Volkswagen and half Porsche.”
Definition
noun
- 1.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
- 2.Alternative letter-case form of Chimera (a flame-spewing monster often represented as having two heads, one of a goat and the other of a lion; the body of a goat; and a serpent as a tail).
- 3.Any fantastic creature with parts from different animals.
- 4.Anything composed of very disparate parts.
- 5.A foolish, incongruous, or vain thought or product of the imagination.
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