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chimera

/kɪ-/ /kaɪˈmɪəɹə/

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noun

الوحش الأسطوري

Alternative letter-case form of Chimera (a flame-spewing monster often represented as having two heads, one of a goat and the other of a lion; the body of a goat; and a serpent as a tail).

Examples :

"The artist's sculpture was a fantastical chimera, with a lion's head, a goat's body, and a snake for a tail. "

كان تمثال الفنان وحشًا أسطوريًا خياليًا، برأس أسد وجسد عنزة وثعبان كذيل.

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noun

الوحش الأسطوري

Any fantastic creature with parts from different animals.

Examples :

"The artist's sculpture was a strange chimera, with the head of a lion, the body of a goat, and the tail of a snake. "

كان تمثال الفنان وحشًا أسطوريًا غريبًا، برأس أسد وجسد عنزة وذيل أفعى.

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وحش أسطوري، وهم

Anything composed of very disparate parts.

Examples :

"The car which he built himself was a real chimera: half Volkswagen and half Porsche."

السيارة التي بناها بنفسه كانت وحشًا أسطوريًا حقيقيًا: نصف فولكس فاجن ونصف بورشه.

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وهم، خيال

A foolish, incongruous, or vain thought or product of the imagination.

Examples :

"Hoping to win the lottery was a chimera that distracted her from her real financial goals. "

كان الأمل في الفوز باليانصيب وهماً ألهاها عن أهدافها المالية الحقيقية.

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noun

وحش خرافي

A grotesque like a gargoyle, but without a spout for rainwater.

Examples :

"The university building was decorated with several chimeras; stony monsters that watched over the campus, forever silent because they were just decorations, not gargoyles channeling rainwater. "

زُيّن مبنى الجامعة بالعديد من الوحوش الخرافية؛ وحوش حجرية كانت تراقب الحرم الجامعي، صامتة إلى الأبد لأنها كانت مجرد زينة، وليست زينة تنقل مياه الأمطار.

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كيميرا

An organism with genetically distinct cells originating from two or more zygotes.

Examples :

"Because the child received a bone marrow transplant from her brother, she is considered a chimera, possessing some of his blood cells alongside her own. "

بسبب تلقي الطفل عملية زرع نخاع العظم من أخيه، تعتبر كيميرا، تمتلك بعض خلايا دمه إلى جانب خلاياها الخاصة.

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الوحش الأسطوري، كيميرا

Usually chimaera: a cartilaginous marine fish in the subclass Holocephali and especially the order Chimaeriformes, with a blunt snout, long tail, and a spine before the first dorsal fin.

Examples :

"While snorkeling in the deep ocean, the marine biologist was excited to spot a chimera with its distinctive blunt snout and long, whip-like tail. "

أثناء الغطس في أعماق المحيط، كان عالم الأحياء البحرية متحمسًا لرؤية كيميرا بمنظرها المميز ذي الأنف المسطح والذيل الطويل الشبيه بالسوط.

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