n.; pl.Chimeras [ L. chimaera a chimera (in sense 1), Gr. &unr_; a she-goat, a chimera, fr. &unr_; he-goat; cf. Icel. qymbr a yearling ewe. ] 1. (Myth.) A monster represented as vomiting flames, and as having the head of a lion, the body of a goat, and the tail of a dragon. “Dire chimeras and enchanted isles.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. A vain, foolish, or incongruous fancy, or creature of the imagination; as, the chimera of an author. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]
[ぬえ, nue](n) (1) Japanese chimera; mythical creature with a monkey's head, tanuki's body, tiger's limbs, and a snake tail; (2) (See 虎鶫) White's thrush (Zoothera dauma); (3) man of mystery[Add to Longdo]