chimaera plural
chi·mae·ra
The plural form of chimaera is chimaeras
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- noun plural chimaera (often initial capital letter) a mythological, fire-breathing monster, commonly represented with a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail. 1
- noun plural chimaera any similarly grotesque monster having disparate parts, especially as depicted in decorative art. 1
- noun plural chimaera a horrible or unreal creature of the imagination; a vain or idle fancy: He is far different from the chimera your fears have made of him. 1
- noun plural chimaera Genetics. an organism composed of two or more genetically distinct tissues, as an organism that is partly male and partly female, or an artificially produced individual having tissues of several species. 1