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chimaera

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: chimaera

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n
a grotesque product of the imagination
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n
a deep-sea fish with a tapering body, smooth skin, and long threadlike tail
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: chimaera
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n a grotesque product of the imagination

Synonyms:
chimera
Type of:
imagery, imagination, imaging, mental imagery
the ability to form mental images of things or events
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n a deep-sea fish with a tapering body, smooth skin, and long threadlike tail

Types:
Chimaera monstrosa, rabbitfish
large European chimaera
Type of:
holocephalan, holocephalian
fish with high compressed head and a body tapering off into a long tail
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