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Chimera

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Noun

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In Greek mythology & Mythological creatures:
Alternative letter-case form of Chimera, a
in Lycia with the
of a
, body of a
, and
of a
or
,
by the
Bellerophon.
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In Art & Mythology:
Any
from different animals.
●
A
,
, or
or product of the imagination.
●
Anything
of very
parts.
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In Architecture:
A
like a
, but without a
for rainwater.
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In Genetics:
An
with
cells
from two or more zygotes.
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In Zoology & Chimaeras (fish):
Alternative form of
, a
in the
Holocephali and especially the order Chimaeriformes, with a
,
, and a
before the first
fin.
●
Synonym of
: any
, especially as an
,
threat.

Name

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A
in Lycia with the
of a
, body of a
, and
of a
or
,
by the
Bellerophon.
●
A fire-spewing
in Lycia or Cilicia,
to be an
the Yanartaş
of Turkey's Antalya Province.
●
Former
of Himara, a
in
Albania.
●
Former
of Ceraunian Mountains, the Albanian
Himara.
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Origin

chimera
English
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χίμαιρα
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
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χίμαρος
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
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