(Greek mythology) fire-breathing female monster with a lion's head and a goat's body and a serpent's tail; daughter of Typhon.
An impossible or foolish fantasy or project.
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Examples for "Chimera "
Examples for "Chimera "
1 I can think of no better way to illustrate Chimera 's lethal nature.
2 Against a thing like the Chimera , I had never stood a chance.
3 The Chimera was now so tall its back rubbed against the roof.
4 I couldn't even feel the Chimera poison boiling in my veins anymore.
5 Its stiffer lace-up counterpart, the Chimera , better suited for lead climbing, soon followed.
1 It is my belief that the chimæra could not have survived a respectable length of time in its environment.
3 The fololwing of a conata, like the bombination of a chimæra , apparently puts some strain upon the attention of an audience.
4 It is likely that a more modest, necessary, and adaptable animal evolved from the chimæra , though I have no evidence to that end.
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.
6 Mammalian chimaeras have proved useful for investigating early steps in embryonic development.
7 Sharks and chimaeras don't even technically have penises in the first place.
8 Space is thronged with these dragon-like forms, chimaeras of the fearful mind.
9 Still the bridge was believed to be a mere fable, a chimaera .
10 Such a chimaera has therapeutic potential as a complement inhibitor or immune modulator.
11 To draw chimaeras is not, properly speaking, to copy or imitate.
12 A lucky thought occurred to him, to send Bellerophon to combat with the Chimaera .
13 They've found 11 new species of sharks, rays and chimaeras in the last three years.
14 He was afraid lest King Iobates should imagine that he had fled from the Chimaera .
15 The fabulous monsters, Typhæus, or Typhon, and Chimæra , are probably in this matter his prototypes.
16 Nothing else was ever seen of the dreadful Chimaera !
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