chi·me·ra /kaɪˈmɪrə, kə-/
吐火怪物,妖怪,狂想
chi·me·ra /kaɪˈmɪrə, kə-/ 名詞
嵌合體
Chime·ra n.; pl. Chimeras
1. Myth. A monster represented as vomiting flames, and as having the head of a lion, the body of a goat, and the tail of a dragon. “Dire chimeras and enchanted isles.”
2. A vain, foolish, or incongruous fancy, or creature of the imagination; as, the chimera of an author.
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Chimera
n 1: (Greek mythology) fire-breathing she-monster with a lion's
head and a goat's body and a serpent's tail; daughter of
Typhon [syn: Chimaera]
2: a grotesque product of the imagination [syn: chimaera]