Chimaera

chimera chimæra chimaera chiméra Chimera Chiméra Translingual thumb|Chimaera monstrosa species (rabbit fish) Etymology From mul la Chimaera, from mul grc Χίμαιρα mythical Chimera. Proper noun 1 f genus family Chimaeridae family deep-water species, mostly called chimaeras Hypernyms genus ; Chimaeroidei suborder - suborder; Chimaeridae family - family Hyponyms genus Chimaera monstrosa species (rabbit fish) - type species Translations sharks in Chimaeridae Esperanto: eo ĥimero References 1 1 1 English Alternative forms en Chimæra Etymology As a mythological beast, a variant of earlier en Chimera under influence from en la Chimaera. As a placename, directly from en la Chimaera. Proper noun en dated en Chimera. 1771, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1st ed., Vol. II, p. 184: CHIMÆRA, in geography, a port town of Turky in Europe, ſituated at the entrance of the gulph of Venice, in the province of Epirus, about thirty-two miles north of the city Corfu, near which are the mountains of Chimæra, which divide Epirus from Theſſaly... Latin la: Etymology la :bor grc:Χίμαιρα 1 From la grc Χίμαιρα fire-breathing Lycian monster, fire-spewing Lycian or Cilician mountain, from grc χίμαιρα she-goat. Pronunciation Chimaera Proper noun Chimaera<1> la Greek mythology Chimera la Mount Chimera mountain in Cilicia or Lycia, modern c/Turkey la historical la ancient region in modern c/Albania modern Himara/Himarë la historical la the Ceraunian Mountains mountain range c/Albania Declension Chimaera<1>