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chimera

/kɪ-/ /kaɪˈmɪəɹə/

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Chimäre

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. "

Die Skulptur des Künstlers war eine fantastische Chimäre, mit einem Löwenkopf, einem Ziegenkörper und einer Schlange als Schwanz.

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Chimäre, Fabelwesen

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. "

Die Skulptur des Künstlers war eine seltsame Chimäre, mit dem Kopf eines Löwen, dem Körper einer Ziege und dem Schwanz einer Schlange.

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Chimäre, Hirngespinst

Anything composed of very disparate parts.

Examples :

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

Das Auto, das er selbst gebaut hatte, war eine echte Chimäre: halb Volkswagen und halb Porsche.

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Hirngespinst, Fantasiegebilde

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. "

Die Hoffnung, im Lotto zu gewinnen, war ein Hirngespinst, das sie von ihren eigentlichen finanziellen Zielen ablenkte.

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Chimäre, Fantasiegestalt

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. "

Das Universitätsgebäude war mit mehreren Chimären geschmückt; steinernen Monstern, die über den Campus wachten, für immer stumm, weil sie nur Dekorationen waren, keine Wasserspeier, die Regenwasser ableiteten.

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Chimäre

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. "

Da das Kind eine Knochenmarktransplantation von ihrem Bruder erhielt, gilt sie als Chimäre, da sie einige seiner Blutzellen neben ihren eigenen besitzt.

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Chimäre, Seekatze

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. "

Beim Schnorcheln im tiefen Ozean war der Meeresbiologe aufgeregt, eine Seekatze mit ihrem markanten stumpfen Maul und dem langen, peitschenartigen Schwanz zu entdecken.

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