Chimaera

noun

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

What it means

  1. (noun) 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. (noun) 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. (noun) Any fantastic creature with parts from different animals.
  4. (noun) Anything composed of very disparate parts. “The car which he built himself was a real chimera: half Volkswagen and half Porsche.”
  5. (noun) A foolish, incongruous, or vain thought or product of the imagination.
  6. (noun) A grotesque like a gargoyle, but without a spout for rainwater.
  7. (noun) An organism with genetically distinct cells originating from two or more zygotes.
  8. (noun) Usually 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.

Letter analysis

  • Chimaera contains 8 letters: 4 vowel(s) and 4 consonant(s).
  • It uses 7 unique letters.
  • Estimated syllable count: 3.
  • Scrabble-style letter score: 15.

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What does Chimaera mean?

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

How many letters are in Chimaera?

Chimaera has 8 letters.

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