Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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

Source : WordNet®

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