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chi·me·ra (chi·mae·ra)
 chimera (chimaera)
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- pronunciation:
- kih
mi
r
[or]
kaI
mi
r
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a mythical fire-breathing female monster with a lion's head, a goat's body, and a snake's tail.
- similar words:
- Gorgon, monster
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| definition 2: |
a fantastic, often horrible, idea or image produced by the mind.
- synonyms:
- apparition, phantasm, phantom, specter
- similar words:
- bogeyman, bugaboo, bugbear, hallucination, monster, nightmare
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| definition 3: |
a living organism or structure that contains two or more genetically distinct tissues.
- similar words:
- graft, hybrid
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| related words: |
apparition, fantasy, illusion, nonentity, phantom, vision |
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