Chimera

[ki-meer-uh, kahy-]

Chimera, chimaira or chimaera may refer to:

In 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 (protein), a hybrid protein made by splicing two genes
Chimera (EST), a single cDNA sequence originating from two transcripts
In paleontology, a taxon composed of the fossils of several different species but presumed to be from one species
Chimaera, a cartilaginous fish related to sharks
Chimaera, the namesake genus of the order Chimaeriformes

Chimera (album), a 2003 album by Delerium
Chimera (Mayhem album), a 2004 album by Norwegian heavy metal band Mayhem
Chimera (Andromeda album), a 2006 by Swedish heavy metal band Andromeda
Chimera, a 1983 solo album by Bill Nelson (musician)
Chimera, a 2002 album by The Cost (band)
Chimeras, a 2003 album by John Zorn
"Chimera", a song by Duncan Sheik from a version of Daylight (Duncan Sheik album)
"Chimaera", a song by Bad Religion off their 1992 Generator (album)
"Chimera", a song from The Tea Party's 1999 Triptych (album)
"Chimera", a song by Yahpp, former leader of the group Banya, for the game Pump It Up NX
"Chimeras", a track from Tim Hecker's album Harmony in Ultraviolet
"Chimera Obscurant", a song from the 2004 Elysium (The Velvet Teen album)

Chimaera (Well of Echoes), a novel by Ian Irvine
Chimera (CrossGen), a comic book published by CrossGen Entertainment in 2003
"Chimera" (DS9 episode), an episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Chimera (NCIS), an episode and the name of the USN ship in the TV show NCIS
Chimera (Fullmetal Alchemist), characters in the anime series Fullmetal Alchemist
Chimera (novel)
"Chimera" (Stargate SG-1), an episode in the television series Stargate SG-1
Chimera Anima, a name grouping of animals in Tokyo Mew Mew
"Chimera" (The X-Files), an episode of The X-files
a race of interstellar beings in the TV show Gene Roddenberry's Earth: Final Conflict
the gas station that sponsors the contest / card game in the movie Motorama (film)
a virus in the movie Mission: Impossible II
Composite creatures in the anime series Slayers
"Chimera" (short story), written by Korean fantasy novelist Lee Youngdo
Chimera (MÄR), an important antagonist in the manga series MÄR: Märchen Awakens Romance

Chimera (Dungeons & Dragons), a magical beast in the fantasy role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons
Chimera APC, a vehicle of the Imperial Guard in the tabletop miniatures game Warhammer 40,000.
A mutated insect-like creature in Resident Evil (video game)
Chimera, the alien antagonist species in the Playstation 3 game Resistance: Fall of Man
A Night Elves unit in Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos
Chimera, a recurring enemy in the Final Fantasy series
Chimera, a type of monster in the Dragon Quest videogame series
"Chimera", a song in the Korean rhythm and dance simulation game Pump It Up
Chimera, the name of the Caldari faction's carrier class warship in the game Eve-Online
Chimera, creatures in the game Mother 3
a defensive space station in Homeworld 2
Chimera, a Commodore 64 title released by Firebird in 1985
In the game Devil May Cry 4, a Chimera seed seeks out host bodies and sprouts on them, making them tougher to kill
a race in the collectible card game Duel Masters
Chicago Chimera, a professional electronic sports gaming franchise

UCSF Chimera, a software program for visualizing molecules
former name of Camino, a free Mac OS X web browser, whose name was changed for legal reasons
Chimera (web browser), a web browser for UNIX workstations
Chimera (software library), a P2P software research project from Charles University in Prague