chimera

Definition of Chimera in English :

Noun

1. 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

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2. chimaera, chimera

a grotesque product of the imagination

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WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Chimera

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noun

1. (often capital) Greek mythology

a fire-breathing monster with the head of a lion, body of a goat, and tail of a serpent

2.

a fabulous beast made up of parts taken from various animals

3.

a wild and unrealistic dream or notion

4. biology

an organism, esp a cultivated plant, consisting of at least two genetically different kinds of tissue as a result of mutation, grafting, etc

Chimera

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noun

1. [C-]; Greek Mythology

a fire-breathing monster, usually represented as having a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail

2.

any similar fabulous monster

3.

an impossible or foolish fancy

4. Biology

an organism having two or more genetically distinct types of cells due to mutation, grafting, etc.

Chimera

see synonyms of chimera

n.

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

2. An imaginary monster made up of grotesquely disparate parts.

n.

1.

a. 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.

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

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

3. A fanciful mental illusion or fabrication.

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