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    chi·mera
    [kʌɪˈmɪərə, kɪˈmɪərə]
    noun
    chimaera (noun)
    1. (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.
    2. a thing which is hoped for but is illusory or impossible to achieve:
      "the economic sovereignty you claim to defend is a chimera"
    3. biology
      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.
    4. a cartilaginous marine fish with a long tail, an erect spine before the first dorsal fin, and typically a forward projection from the snout.
    Origin
    late Middle English: via Latin from Greek khimaira ‘she-goat or chimera’.
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