χίμαιρα

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

Noun

χίμαιρα (genitive χιμαίρας) f, first declension; (khimaira)

  1. a she-goat

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Related terms

References

  • χίμαιρα in A Greek-English Lexicon by Liddell & Scott, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1940

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Greek

Noun

χίμαιρα (chímaira) f,   plural χίμαιρες

  1. chimaera or chimera, a mythical monster made up from different species.
  2. chimaera or chimera, a unrealistic dream or Utopia.
  3. (biology) chimaera or chimera, an organism concisting of genetically different parts.
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