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Alternative letter-case form of Chimera, a supposed monster in Lycia with the head of a lion, body of a goat, and tail of a dragon or serpent, killed by the hero Bellerophon.Greekalt-of
- ...beestis clepid chymeres, that han a part of ech beest, and suche ben not, no but oonly in opynyoun...
- The game includes a bunch of chimeras, with the lion heads shooting fire and the snake tails whipping around trying to bite the player.
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Any fantastic creature combining parts from different animals.
- A voice had called him forth to think in solitude—a voice he durst not resist, the awful one of the future. It fell on John's heart like the mutter of approaching desolation. He heard it coming on, as the spell-bound in a hideous dream awai
- The Magophonia was essentially the eruption of a long-simmering animosity between the pārsās (who revered Ahura Mazdā) and the Median magi (who believed in the supremacy of Mithra and Apam Napāt). A vivid expression of this animosity is dis
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A foolish, incongruous, or vain thought or product of the imagination.figuratively
- Although now considered a pseudo-science, the 'Abbasids were also fascinated by alchemy and the chimera of transforming base metals into gold for their treasury.
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Anything composed of very disparate parts.figuratively
- He built his car one piece at a time, producing a chimera with the head of a Volkswagen, the body of a Geely, and the tail of an aftermarket Porsche.
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A grotesque like a gargoyle, but without a spout for rainwater.
- A chimera is essentially a hybrid animal made up of various animal parts. The famous parapet chimeras on the north tower of Notre Dame in Paris, especially the brooding double-horned fellow with protruding tongue on the west parapet origina
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An organism with genetically distinct cells originating from two or more zygotes.
- The DNA test returned a false negative because the killer was a chimera, having absorbed her twin in utero.
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Alternative form of chimaera, a cartilaginous marine fish in the subclass Holocephali and especially the order Chimaeriformes, with a blunt snout, long tail, and a spine before the first dorsal fin.alt-ofalternative
- The chimeras […] are an extant group of about 30 species. They have the upper jaw fused with the cranium and a gill cover over the four gill slits. They also have toothy plates that give them a ratlike appearance, thus the common name "ratf
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Synonym of bogeyman: any terrifying thing, especially as an unreal, imagined threat.figuratively
- How could that Chymera haue come in any mannes mynd?
- ...full of pale fancies, and chimeras huge...
syn. ghost shark · rabbitfish · ratfish
ant. monolith