chimera or chimaera(kaɪˈmɪərə
; kɪ-)
Definitions
noun
- (often capital) Greek mythology 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
- biology an organism, esp a cultivated plant, consisting of at least two genetically different kinds of tissue as a result of mutation, grafting, etc
Word Origin
C16: from Latin chimaera, from Greek khimaira she-goat, from khimaros he-goat
Synonyms
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illusion,
dream,
fantasy,
delusion,
spectre,
snare,
hallucination,
figment,
ignis fatuus,
will-o'-the-wisp,
