Manticore vs. Chimera — What's the Difference?

The manticore or mantichore (Early Middle Persian: merthykhuwar; Persian: مردخوار‎ mardykhor) is a Persian legendary creature similar to the Egyptian sphinx that proliferated in western European medieval art as well. It has the head of a human, the body of a lion and a tail of venomous spines similar to porcupine quills, while other depictions have it with the tail of a scorpion.

Greek Mythology A fire-breathing female monster usually represented as a composite of a lion, goat, and serpent.

A legendary monster having the head of a man, the body of a lion, and the tail of a dragon or scorpion.

An imaginary monster made up of grotesquely disparate parts.

(Greek mythology) A beast with the body of a lion (usually red), the tail of a scorpion, and the head/face of a man with a mouth filled with multiple rows of sharp teeth (like a shark), said to be able to shoot spikes from its tail or mane to paralyse prey. It may be horned, winged, or both; its voice is described as a mixture of pipes and trumpets.

An organism, organ, or part consisting of two or more tissues of different genetic composition, produced as a result of organ transplant, grafting, or genetic engineering.

A mythical monster having the head of man (with horns) and the body of a lion and the tail of a scorpion

A gene or protein consisting of parts from two different genes or proteins that are normally distinct, sometimes derived from two different species.

An individual who has received a transplant of genetically and immunologically different tissue.

A fanciful mental illusion or fabrication.

(Greek mythology) Chimera, a supposed monster in Lycia with the head of a lion, body of a goat, and tail of a dragon or serpent, killed by the hero Bellerophon.

Any fantastic creature combining parts from different animals.

(figurative) A foolish, incongruous, or vain thought or product of the imagination.

(figurative) Anything composed of very disparate parts.

(architecture) A grotesque like a gargoyle, but without a spout for rainwater.

(genetics) An organism with genetically distinct cells originating from two or more zygotes.

(zoology) chimaera, a cartilaginous marine fish in the subclass Holocephali and especially the order Chimaeriformes, with a blunt snout, long tail, and a spine before the first dorsal fin.

(figurative) bogeyman: any terrifying thing, especially as an unreal, imagined threat.

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.

A vain, foolish, or incongruous fancy, or creature of the imagination; as, the chimera of an author.

(Greek mythology) fire-breathing she-monster with a lion's head and a goat's body and a serpent's tail; daughter of Typhon

A grotesque product of the imagination