quimera

Definitions of quimera
  1. noun
    a deep-sea fish with a tapering body, smooth skin, and long threadlike tail
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    type of:
    holocéfalo
    fish with high compressed head and a body tapering off into a long tail
  2. noun
    a fantastic but vain hope (from fantasies induced by the opium pipe)
    synonyms: ensoñación
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    type of:
    fantasía
    imagination unrestricted by reality
  3. noun
    something many people believe that is false
    synonyms: ensoñación, ensueño, fantasía, ilusión, imaginación, visión
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    types:
    espejismo
    the illusion that what you wish for is actually true
    type of:
    concepto erróneo, concepto falso
    an incorrect conception
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