chimera or chimaera /kī- or ki-mēˈrə/

1. (sometimes with cap) any idle or wild fancy
2. An organism (plant or animal) made up of two genetically distinct tissues (biology)
3. A DNA molecule with sequences from more than one organism (biology)
4. A fabled fire-spouting monster, with a lion's head, a serpent's tail, and a goat's body (Gr myth)
5. A picture or representation of an animal having its parts made up of various animals

chimeric /-merˈik/ or chimerˈical adjective

1. Of the nature of a chimera
2. Wild
3. Fanciful
4. Relating to an organism made up of, or created by combining, genetic material from two distinct species

chimerˈically adverb

chimerˈid noun

A fish of the genus Chimaera or related genera of the family Chimaerˈidae /-i-dē/

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