chimera

A fire-breathing monster from Greek mythology with a lion's head, goat's body, and a serpent's tail.

The term is also used generically to mean any legendary creature composed of parts taken from dissimilar animals.

See also

• chimerism
• cockatrice
• griffin
• hippogriff
• manticore
• nue
• pegasus
• sphinx
• Tag Group:Legendary Creatures