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Chimera properNoun

  /kaɪˈmɪɹə/ , /kəˈmɪɹə/ , /kɪˈmɪəɹə/ , /kʌɪˈmɪəɹə/
  • (Greek mythology) A supposed fire-breathing monster in Lycia with the head of a lion, body of a goat, and tail of a dragon or snake, killed by the hero Bellerophon.
 Chimaera

chimera noun

  /kaɪˈmerə/ , /kaɪˈmɪəɹə/ , /kaɪˈmɪɹə/ , /kəˈmɪɹə/ , /kɪˈmɪəɹə/
  • (figurative) A foolish, incongruous, or vain thought or product of the imagination.
  • (genetics) An organism with genetically distinct cells originating from two or more zygotes.
  • (zoology) , 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.
 chimaera
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