Definitions
a grotesque product of the imagination
Word origin
As the mythological beast, a variant case form of chimera, q.v. As an ancient mountain, directly from Latin mons Chimaera (“Mount Chimera”), from Ancient Greek Χίμαιρα (Khímaira), attested in Strabo.
Used in a sentence
“...beestis clepid chymeres, that han a part of ech beest, and suche ben not, no but oonly in opynyoun...”
“Bellerophon was commanded to destroy this monster, and with the assistance of the flying horse, Pegasus, he slew the chimera.”
“The game includes a bunch of chimeras, with the lion heads shooting fire and the snake tails whipping around trying to bite the player.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Imagined monster”7 letters
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