chimaera

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Chimaera
    n 1: (Greek mythology) fire-breathing female monster with a
         lion's head and a goat's body and a serpent's tail;
         daughter of Typhon [syn: {Chimera}, {Chimaera}]
    2: a grotesque product of the imagination [syn: {chimera},
       {chimaera}]
    3: a deep-sea fish with a tapering body, smooth skin, and long
       threadlike tail

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Chimaera \Chi*m[ae]"ra\, n. [NL. See {Chimera}.] (Zool.)
   A cartilaginous fish of several species, belonging to the
   order {Chimaeriformes} of the class Holocephali. The teeth
   are few and large. The head is furnished with appendages, and
   the tail terminates in a point.
   [1913 Webster]

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         href="http:]/www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.cfm?genusname=Chimaera&speciesname=monstrosa">Fishbase
         - chimaera.
         [PJC]