Chimaera

Meaning

Proper Noun

Origin

  • From Ancient Greek χίμαιρα, from χίμαρος. The fabulous monster in Lycia (with a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail). Meaning "wild fantasy" first recorded 1587.

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