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- Dictionarychimera/kʌɪˈmɪərə/
noun
- 1. (in Greek mythology) a fire-breathing female monster with a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail.
- 2. a thing which is hoped for but is illusory or impossible to achieve: "the economic sovereignty you claim to defend is a chimera"
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The meaning of CHIMERA is a fire-breathing she-monster in Greek mythology having a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail. How to use chimera in a sentence. Did you know?
an organism that contains cells or tissues from two or more different species or from two or more genetically different living things: The clinic has created human-pig chimeras by adding human stem cells to pig fetuses. literary. something made up of parts of things that are very different from each other:
noun. often capital Greek myth a fire-breathing monster with the head of a lion, body of a goat, and tail of a serpent. a fabulous beast made up of parts taken from various animals. a wild and unrealistic dream or notion.
an organism that contains cells or tissues from two or more different species or from two or more genetically different living things: The clinic has created human-pig chimeras by adding human stem cells to pig fetuses. Related word. chimerism. literary. something made up of parts of things that are very different from each other:
Mar 22, 2023 · The Chimera’s name comes from the Greek word chimaira, meaning “one-year-old animal” or, more specifically, “she-goat.” It is related to other Indo-European words for baby livestock, such as the Old Norse gymbr (“young sheep”).
(formal) an impossible idea or hope. (biology) an organism (= a living thing) that contains a mixture of genetically different tissues. Word Origin. See chimera in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: chimera. Definition of chimera noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
noun. often capital Greek myth a fire-breathing monster with the head of a lion, body of a goat, and tail of a serpent. a fabulous beast made up of parts taken from various animals. a wild and unrealistic dream or notion.
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.
(Greek mythology) fire-breathing female monster with a lion's head and a goat's body and a serpent's tail; daughter of Typhon.
Chimera Definition. 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. Any similar fabulous monster.
