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| Chi·me·ra [ kī mrə, ki mrə ] |
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1. fire-breathing monster: in Greek mythology, a female fire-breathing monster, typically represented as a combination of a lion's head, goat's body, and serpent's tail
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2. imaginary monster: an imaginary monster whose body is a grotesque combination of mismatched animal parts
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| [14th century. Via Latin chimaera< Greek khimaira "she-goat"] |
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