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Meanings of chimæra in anglès

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(Greek mythology) fire-breathing female monster with a lion's head and a goat's body and a serpent's tail; daughter of Typhon.

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        An impossible or foolish fantasy or project.

              Sinònims
              Examples for "Chimera"
              Examples for "Chimera"
              1
              I can think of no better way to illustrate Chimera's lethal nature.
              Gravity
              2
              Against a thing like the Chimera, I had never stood a chance.
              The Lightning Thief
              3
              The Chimera was now so tall its back rubbed against the roof.
              The Lightning Thief
              4
              I couldn't even feel the Chimera poison boiling in my veins anymore.
              The Lightning Thief
              5
              Its stiffer lace-up counterpart, the Chimera, better suited for lead climbing, soon followed.
              Climbing Magazine
              Usage of chimæra in anglès
              1
              It is my belief that the chimæra could not have survived a respectable length of time in its environment.
              The Resurrectionist: The Lost Work of Dr. Spencer Black
              2
              Matelote is a chimæra.
              Les Misérables
              3
              The fololwing of a conata, like the bombination of a chimæra, apparently puts some strain upon the attention of an audience.
              Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, February 26, 1919
              4
              It is likely that a more modest, necessary, and adaptable animal evolved from the chimæra, though I have no evidence to that end.
              The Resurrectionist: The Lost Work of Dr. Spencer Black
              5
              There must be some element in the bone, blood, or brain of the cerberus and the chimæra that allowed for the growth of multiple heads.
              The Resurrectionist: The Lost Work of Dr. Spencer Black
              6
              Mammalian chimaeras have proved useful for investigating early steps in embryonic development.
              Pubmed
              7
              Sharks and chimaeras don't even technically have penises in the first place.
              Wired
              8
              Space is thronged with these dragon-like forms, chimaeras of the fearful mind.
              AE in the Irish Theosophist
              9
              Still the bridge was believed to be a mere fable, a chimaera.
              History of the United Netherlands from the Death of William the ...
              10
              Such a chimaera has therapeutic potential as a complement inhibitor or immune modulator.
              Pubmed
              11
              To draw chimaeras is not, properly speaking, to copy or imitate.
              The Illustrated London Reading Book
              12
              A lucky thought occurred to him, to send Bellerophon to combat with the Chimaera.
              Bulfinch's Mythology: The Age of Fable
              13
              They've found 11 new species of sharks, rays and chimaeras in the last three years.
              Wired
              14
              He was afraid lest King Iobates should imagine that he had fled from the Chimaera.
              My First Cruise, and Other stories
              15
              The fabulous monsters, Typhæus, or Typhon, and Chimæra, are probably in this matter his prototypes.
              Welsh Folk-Lore / a Collection of the Folk-Tales and Legends of ...
              16
              Nothing else was ever seen of the dreadful Chimaera!
              My First Cruise, and Other stories
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