chimera

chi·me·ra also chi·mae·ra  (k-mîr, k-)

n.

1.

a. An organism, organ, or part consisting of two or more tissues of different genetic composition, produced as a result of organ transplant, grafting, or genetic engineering.

b. A substance, such as an antibody, created from the proteins or genes or two different species.

2. An individual who has received a transplant of genetically and immunologically different tissue.

3. A fanciful mental illusion or fabrication.

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[Middle English chimere, Chimera, from Old French, from Latin chimaera, from Greek khimaira, chimera, she-goat; see ghei- in Indo-European roots.]

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chimera [kime-meer-a]

Noun

1. a wild and unrealistic dream or idea

2. Greek myth a fire-breathing monster with the head of a lion, body of a goat, and tail of a serpent [Greek khimaira she-goat]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Chimera - (Greek mythology) fire-breathing female monster with a lion's head and a goat's body and a serpent's tail; daughter of Typhon Chimaera Greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks mythical creature, mythical monster - a monster renowned in folklore and myth
	2.	chimera - a grotesque product of the imagination chimaera imagery, imaging, mental imagery, imagination - the ability to form mental images of things or events; "he could still hear her in his imagination"

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chimera

noun illusion, dream, fantasy, delusion, spectre, snare, hallucination, figment, ignis fatuus, will-o'-the-wisp