химе́ра — meaning in English

English meaning

• 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
• Chimera noun An organism, plan, or idea made up of very different or clashing parts, especially one that is unrealistic.

Senses

химе́ра is used for these senses in English:

• Chimera (Greek mythology) 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.
• 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
• chimera (architecture) A grotesque like a gargoyle, but without a spout for rainwater.
• chimera (zoology) , 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.