01 n. 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.
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Chimeras ((#))
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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.(Myth.)
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A vain, foolish, or incongruous fancy, or creature of the imagination; as, the chimera of an author.