| 释义 |
chimera or chimaera /kī- or ki-mēˈrə/ noun- (sometimes with cap) any idle or wild fancy
- An organism (plant or animal) made up of two genetically distinct tissues (biology)
- A DNA molecule with sequences from more than one organism (biology)
- A fabled fire-spouting monster, with a lion's head, a serpent's tail, and a goat's body (Gr myth)
- A picture or representation of an animal having its parts made up of various animals
ORIGIN: L, from Gr chimaira a she-goat chimeric /-merˈik/ or chimerˈical adjective - Of the nature of a chimera
- Wild
- Fanciful
- Relating to an organism made up of, or created by combining, genetic material from two distinct species
chimerˈically adverb chimerˈid noun A fish of the genus Chimaera or related genera of the family Chimaerˈidae /-i-dē/ chimerˈism noun The state of being, or the process of creating, a genetic chimera |