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4 Definitions of: chimera
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- noun, Greek myth a fire-breathing monster with the head of a lion, body of a goat, and tail of a serpent
- noun, a fabulous beast made up of parts taken from various animals
- noun, a wild and unrealistic dream or notion
- noun, biology an organism, esp a cultivated plant, consisting of at least two genetically different kinds of tissue as a result of mutation, grafting, etc
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| Synonyms: | dream, illusion, fantasy, delusion, spectre, snare, hallucination, figment, ignis fatuus, will-o'-the-wisp |
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