Chimaera
Translingual
Etymology
From Latin chimaera, from Ancient Greek χίμαιρα (khímaira)
Proper noun
Chimaera f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Chimaeridae – deep-water species, mostly called chimaeras.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Chondrichthyes - class; Chimaeriformes - order; Chimaeroidei - suborder; Chimaeridae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Chimaera monstrosa (rabbit fish) - type species
Translations
sharks in Chimaeridae
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References
Chimaera on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Chimaera on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Chimaera on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English
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Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek χίμαιρα (khímaira), from χίμαρος (khímaros, “male goat”). The fabulous monster in Lycia (with a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail). Meaning "wild fantasy" first recorded 1587.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɨˈmɪəɹə/, /kaɪˈmɪəɹə/
Proper noun
Chimaera
- (Greek mythology) One of the many fantastical offspring (fe. Cerberus and the Lernaean Hydra) of Typhon and Echidna, a multi-headed monster often represented as vomiting flames with the head of a lion, the body (and additional head) of a goat, and a serpent for a tail. Killed by the hero Bellerophon in Lycea.
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