Chimera

Chimera, chimaira, or chimaera may refer to:

Chimera (mythology), a monstrous creature with parts from multiple animals
Mount Chimaera, the region in Lycia that some believe was an inspiration for the myth

Science

Chimera (genetics), a single animal organism with genetically distinct cells from two different zygotes
Chimera (plant), a single plant organism with genetically distinct cells from two different zygotes or from a mixed-species callus
Chimera (virus), a virus containing genetic material from other organisms
Chimera or fusion protein, a hybrid protein made by the splicing of two genes
Chimera (paleontology), a fossil which was reconstructed with parts from different animals
Chimaera, any of various cartilaginous fishes of the order Chimaeriformes
- Chimaera (genus), the eponymous genus of the order Chimaeriformes
Chimera (EST), a single cDNA sequence originating from two transcripts

Chimera (John Barth novel), 1972 National Book Award-winning novel
Chimaera (Well of Echoes), by Ian Irvine, the fourth book in the Well of Echoes series, published in 2004
Chimera (short story), written by Korean fantasy novelist Lee Youngdo
Chimera (CrossGen), a comic book mini series published by CrossGen Entertainment in 2003
Chimera (comics), a Marvel Comics character associated with the X-Men franchise
Chimaira (2001), by Valerio Massimo Manfredi

Chimera (1968 film), a 1968 Italian musicarello film
Chimera (2001 film), a 2001 Italian romance film
Chimère (film), a 1989 French film
Chimères (film), a 2013 French language film
Chimera (miniseries), a 1991 British science fiction miniseries
Chimera Anima, a name grouping of animals in the anime Tokyo Mew Mew
Chimera (Fullmetal Alchemist), characters in the anime series Fullmetal Alchemist
"Chimera" (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), a 1999 episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
"Chimera" (NCIS), an episode and the name of a US Navy ship in the TV show NCIS
"Chimera" (Stargate SG-1), an episode of Stargate SG-1
"Chimera" (The X-Files), an episode of The X-Files

Chimera (Irish band), an Irish musical group
Chimera (Russian band), a Russian underground musical band
Chimaira, an American heavy metal band from Cleveland, Ohio
Chimaira (album), a 2005 album by Chimaira
Chimera (Delerium album), a 2003 album by Delerium
Chimera, a 1974 album by Duncan Mackay
Chimera (Mayhem album), a 2004 album by Norwegian black metal band Mayhem
Chimera (Andromeda album), a 2006 album by Swedish progressive metal band Andromeda
"Chimeres I, II and III", 2007 compositions by Fred Momotenko
Chimera (Aria album), а 2001 album by Russian heavy metal band Aria
Chimera, a 1983 solo album by Bill Nelson
Chimera, a 2002 album by The Cost
Chimeras (album), a 2003 album by John Zorn
Chimera (EP), an EP by Marié Digby
"Chimera", a song by Duncan Sheik from a version of Daylight
"Chimaera", a song by Bad Religion off their 1992 Generator
"Chimera", a song from The Tea Party's 1999 Triptych
"Chimera", a song by Crispy Ambulance off their 2004 album The Powerblind Dream
"Chimeras", a track from Tim Hecker's album Harmony in Ultraviolet
"Chimera" a song from the group Bonham on their second album entitled Mad Hatter
"The Chimera", a song by The Smashing Pumpkins off their 2012 album Oceania

Chimera (Dungeons & Dragons), a magical beast in the fantasy role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons
Chimera (video game), a 1985 isometric maze arcade adventure
Chimera (larp convention), a live action role-playing convention held annually in Auckland, New Zealand
Chimera Entertainment, a game development studio in Munich, Germany
Chicago Chimera, a professional electronic sports gaming franchise
The Chimera, the enemy alien race from Insomniac Games' Resistance trilogy for the PlayStation 3

UCSF Chimera, a software program for visualizing molecules
Chimera (software library), a peer-to-peer (P2P) software research project from University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB)
former name of Camino, a free Mac OS X web browser