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Chimera
kʌɪˈmɪərə
Chimera definitions
noun
chimera
chimeras
chimaera
chimaeras
- (in Greek mythology) a fire-breathing female monster with a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail
- any mythical animal formed from parts of various animals
- a thing which is hoped for but is illusory or impossible to achieve
"the economic sovereignty you claim to defend is a chimera"
- an organism containing a mixture of genetically different tissues, formed by processes such as fusion of early embryos, grafting, or mutation
"the sheeplike goat chimera"
- a DNA molecule with sequences derived from two or more different organisms, formed by laboratory manipulation
- a cartilaginous marine fish with a long tail, an erect spine before the first dorsal fin, and typically a forward projection from the snout