单词 | chimera |
释义 | Word Frequency chimera or chimaera (kaɪˈmɪərə, kɪ-) noun 1. (often capital) Greek mythology a fire-breathing monster with the head of a lion, body of a goat, and tail of a serpent 2. a fabulous beast made up of parts taken from various animals 3. a wild and unrealistic dream or notion 4. 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 |
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