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chimeras

/kaɪˈmɪrəz/ /kɪˈmɪrəz/

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Quimeras

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 children drew colorful pictures of fantastical beasts, including dragons, unicorns, and fearsome chimeras with lion and goat heads. "

Los niños dibujaron coloridas imágenes de bestias fantásticas, incluyendo dragones, unicornios y temibles quimeras con cabezas de león y cabra.

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Quimeras, criaturas fantásticas

Any fantastic creature with parts from different animals.

Examples :

"In mythology, griffins and centaurs are examples of chimeras, as they combine features of different animals like eagles and lions, or humans and horses. "

En la mitología, los grifos y los centauros son ejemplos de quimeras, ya que combinan características de diferentes animales como águilas y leones, o humanos y caballos.

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Quimeras, fantasías

Anything composed of very disparate parts.

Examples :

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

El coche que construyó él mismo era una verdadera quimera: mitad Volkswagen y mitad Porsche.

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Quimeras, fantasías

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

Examples :

"Her dreams of becoming a famous astronaut by next week were simply chimeras, unrealistic and unattainable. "

Sus sueños de convertirse en una astronauta famosa para la semana que viene eran simplemente quimeras, irreales e inalcanzables.

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Quimeras

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

Examples :

"The old building was decorated with stone chimeras, their strange faces staring down from the roof, much like gargoyles but without any water pipes. "

El antiguo edificio estaba decorado con quimeras de piedra, con sus extraños rostros mirando hacia abajo desde el tejado, muy parecidos a las gárgolas pero sin tuberías de agua.

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Quimeras

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

Examples :

"After the bone marrow transplant, the patient's blood cells became chimeras, containing genetic material from both themselves and the donor. "

Después del trasplante de médula ósea, las células sanguíneas del paciente se convirtieron en quimeras, que contenían material genético tanto de sí mismas como del donante.

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Quimeras

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 :

"Marine biologists studying deep-sea ecosystems sometimes encounter rare and unusual fish, including the elusive chimeras with their distinctive long tails and blunt snouts. "

Los biólogos marinos que estudian los ecosistemas de aguas profundas a veces se encuentran con peces raros e inusuales, incluidas las escurridizas quimeras con sus distintivas colas largas y hocicos romos.

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