Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chimaera

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.78 in modern English

Syllables: chi-maera
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Alternative form of Chimera.

Dated

noun

Alternative spelling of chimera.

noun

A cartilaginous marine fish in the subclass Holocephali and especially the order Chimaeriformes, with a blunt snout, long tail, and a spine before the first dorsal fin

Example Sentences

"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..."

Etymology

As a mythological beast, a variant of earlier Chimera under influence from Latin Chimaera. As a placename, directly from Latin Chimaera.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: Chimaera

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

Chimæra (alternative) chimaeras (plural) chimera (alternative)

Derived Forms

chimaeral chimaeroid

Synonyms

ghost shark chimera

Questions

What does chimaera mean?: Alternative form of Chimera.
Where does chimaera come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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