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- Dictionarychi·me·ra/kīˈmirə/
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 that is hoped or wished for but in fact is illusory or impossible to achieve: "the economic sovereignty you claim to defend is a chimera"
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Learn the origin, synonyms, and examples of the word chimera, which can mean a mythological monster, an illusion, or a hybrid organism. Find out how to use chimera in a sentence and explore related words and articles.
A chimera is a mythological creature with a lion's head, a goat's body, and a snake's tail, or a biological organism with cells or tissues from different species. Learn more about the word's meaning, usage and synonyms, and see examples and translations in different languages.
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.
A chimera is a mythological creature with a lion's head, a goat's body, and a snake's tail, or a biological organism with cells or tissues from different sources. Learn more about the word's origin, usage and synonyms, and see how to say it in different languages.
(Greek mythology) fire-breathing female monster with a lion's head and a goat's body and a serpent's tail; daughter of Typhon.
A chimera is an organism or part with different genetic tissues, or a mythical monster with a lion, goat, and dragon parts. Learn more about the origin, synonyms, and examples of the word chimera.
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.
