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Chimera, chimaera, or chimaira 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

Biology

• 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 (genetics), a single animal or plant with genetically distinct cells from two different zygotes
• 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
• Chimera Project, a Soviet biological weapons program

Media

Fictional entities

• Chimera (Fullmetal Alchemist), characters in Fullmetal Alchemist
• Chimera (Marvel Comics), a Marvel Comics character
• Chimera (Dungeons & Dragons), a magical beast in Dungeons & Dragons
• Chimera Anima, a name grouping of animals in the anime Tokyo Mew Mew
• The Chimera, an alien race in Resistance

Films

• Chimera (1968 film), an Italian musicarello film
• Chimera (2001 film), an Italian romance film
• Chimère (film), a 1989 French film
• Chimères (film), a 2013 French-language film
• Chimera Strain, a 2018 Indian-American sci-fi film

Gaming

• Chimera (video game), a 1985 isometric maze arcade adventure
• Chimera (larp convention), a convention in Auckland, New Zealand
• Chimera Entertainment, a game development studio in Munich, Germany

Literature

• The Chimeras, an 1854 sequence of sonnets by Gérard de Nerval
• Chimaira, a 2001 novel by Valerio Massimo Manfredi
• Chimera (Barth novel) (1972)
• Chimera (CrossGen), a 2003 comic book mini series
• Chimaera (novel), a 2004 novel by Ian Irvine
• Chimera (novel series), a Japanese novel series by Baku Yumemakura
• Chimera (short story), a short story by Lee Youngdo
• Chimera (2015), the third novel in Mira Grant's Parasitology trilogy

Music

Groups or artists

• Chimaira, an American heavy metal band from Cleveland, Ohio
• Chimera (Irish band), a musical group
• Chimera (Russian band), an underground musical band
• Mike Dred or Chimera (born 1967), techno musician

Albums

• Chimaira (album), a 2005 album by Chimaira
• Chimera (Andromeda album) (2006)
• Chimera (Aria album) (2001)
• Chimera (Delerium album), a 2003 album by Delerium
• Chimera (EP), a 2014 EP by Marié Digby
• Chimera (Erik Friedlander album) (1995)
• Chimera (Mayhem album) (2004)
• Chimeras (album), a 2003 album by John Zorn
• Chimera, a 2002 album by The Cost
• Chimera, a 1974 album by Duncan Mackay
• Chimera, a 1983 album by Bill Nelson
• 鵺-chimera-, a 2016 EP by Girugamesh

Songs

• "Chimeres I, II and III", 2007 compositions by Fred Momotenko
• "Chimera", a song by Duncan Sheik from a version of Daylight
• "Chimaera", a 1992 song by Bad Religion from Generator
• "Chimera", a 1999 song by the Tea Party from Triptych
• "Chimeras", a track by Tim Hecker from Harmony in Ultraviolet
• "Chimera", a song by Bonham from Mad Hatter
• "The Chimera", a 2012 song by the Smashing Pumpkins from Oceania

Television

• Chimera (British TV series), a 1991 British science fiction serial
• "Chimera" (NCIS), an episode of NCIS
• "Chimera" Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), a 1999 episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
• "Chimera" (Stargate SG-1), an episode of Stargate SG-1
• "Chimera" (The X-Files), an episode of The X-Files
• Chimera (South Korean TV series), a 2021 South Korean television series

People

• Jason Chimera (born 1979), NHL ice hockey forward for the Washington Capitals
• Ricardo Rodriguez (wrestler) or Chimaera (born 1986), professional wrestler

Computing

• Chimera (software library), a peer-to-peer software research project
• Camino (web browser) or Chimera, a free Mac OS X web browser
• UCSF Chimera, a software program for visualizing molecules

Other uses

• Chimaera (Epirus), a town of ancient Epirus, now in Albania
• Chimera (spacecraft), a proposed spacecraft mission
• Chimera (architecture), a fantastic, mythical or grotesque decorative feature
• TVR Chimaera, a model of sports car
• Chimera (roller coaster), in La Feria Chapultepec Mágico, Mexico City

See also

• Quimera International Festival, an annual cultural festival in Metepec, Toluca, Mexico
• All pages with titles beginning with Chimera
• All pages with titles containing Chimera

• Disambiguation pages
• Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists