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- nounchimaera (noun)
- (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.
- biologyan 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.
- a cartilaginous marine fish with a long tail, an erect spine before the first dorsal fin, and typically a forward projection from the snout.
Originlate Middle English: via Latin from Greek khimaira ‘she-goat or chimera’. Chimaera - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com
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