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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:
Chimera definition: a fire-breathing monster, commonly represented with a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail.. See examples of CHIMERA used in a sentence.
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:
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.
a strange, horrible, or impossible idea or figment of the imagination: He is far different from the chimera your fears have made of him. Without equality, unity is a chimera. Synonyms: delusion, fantasy, dream. anything created by taking parts or aspects of different kinds of things and combining them:
(Greek mythology) fire-breathing female monster with a lion's head and a goat's body and a serpent's tail; daughter of Typhon.
noun. /kaɪˈmɪərə/ /kaɪˈmɪrə/ (also chimaera) (in ancient Greek stories) a creature with a lion's head, a goat's body and a snake’s tail that can breathe out fire. Want to learn more?
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.
CHIMERA meaning: 1 : a monster from Greek mythology that breathes fire and has a lion's head, a goat's body, and a snake's tail; 2 : something that exists only in the imagination and is not possible in reality.
