shamisen shamisen /ʃəˈmiːsən/

noun

1. A Japanese stringed instrument resembling a banjo with a long neck and three strings and a fretted fingerboard and a rectangular soundbox; played with a plectrum  ( samisen , shamisen )
   a Japanese stringed instrument resembling a banjo with a long neck and three strings and a fretted fingerboard and a rectangular soundbox; played with a plectrum
   
   

 chimaera chimaera /kaɪˈmɪərə/

noun

1. A deep-sea fish with a tapering body, smooth skin, and long threadlike tail  ( chimaera )
   a deep-sea fish with a tapering body, smooth skin, and long threadlike tail
    Deep-sea explorers captured footage of a rare chimaera.
   Deep-sea explorers captured footage of a rare chimaera.
   
   
2. A grotesque product of the imagination  ( chimaera , chimera )
   a grotesque product of the imagination
   

 Chimaera

1. (Greek mythology) fire-breathing female monster with a lion's head and a goat's body and a serpent's tail; daughter of Typhon  ( Chimaera , Chimera )
   (Greek mythology) fire-breathing female monster with a lion's head and a goat's body and a serpent's tail; daughter of Typhon
   
   

 Lesbos Lesbos /ˈlɛzbɒs/

noun

1. An island of eastern Greece in the eastern Aegean Sea; in antiquity it was famous for lyric poetry  ( Lesbos , Lesvos , Mytilene )
   an island of eastern Greece in the eastern Aegean Sea; in antiquity it was famous for lyric poetry
   
   

 gas heater gas heater /gæs ˈhiːtər/

noun

1. A heater that burns gas for heat  ( gas heater )
   a heater that burns gas for heat
    With winter approaching, they decided to install a new gas heater in their home.
   With winter approaching, they decided to install a new gas heater in their home.