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Name
Pronunciation: /kaɪˈmɪɹə/

Definition 1:
• 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.
Labels: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences, Greek

Definition 2:
• A fire-spewing mountain in Lycia or Cilicia, presumed to be an ancient name for the Yanartaş region of Turkey's Antalya Province.
Labels: geography, natural-sciences

Definition 3:
• Former name of Himara, a port town in southern Albania.
Labels: historical

Definition 4:
• Former name of Ceraunian Mountains, the Albanian mountain range near Himara.
Labels: historical
Noun
Pronunciation: /kaɪˈmɪɹə/

Definition 1:
• Alternative 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.
Example: The game includes a bunch of chimeras, with the lion heads shooting fire and the snake tails whipping around trying to bite the player.
Labels: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences, Greek, alt-of

Definition 2:
• Any fantastic creature combining parts from different animals.
Labels: art, arts, human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences

Definition 3:
• A foolish, incongruous, or vain thought or product of the imagination.
Labels: figuratively

Definition 4:
• Anything composed of very disparate parts.
Example: 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.
Labels: figuratively

Definition 5:
• A grotesque like a gargoyle, but without a spout for rainwater.
Labels: architecture

Definition 6:
• An organism with genetically distinct cells originating from two or more zygotes.
Example: The DNA test returned a false negative because the killer was a chimera, having absorbed her twin in utero.
Labels: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences

Definition 7:
• Alternative 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.
Labels: biology, natural-sciences, zoology, alt-of, alternative

Definition 8:
• Synonym of bogeyman: any terrifying thing, especially as an unreal, imagined threat.
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: bogeyman
Labels: figuratively

Source and attribution
Wiktionary contributors, via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Derived from Wiktionary; CC BY-SA and GFDL terms apply. Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/chimera