chimera

chimera
chi·mè·ra
s.f.
1. TS mitol. nella mitologia greco-romana, mostro favoloso con la testa e il corpo di leone, una seconda testa di capra sulla schiena e la coda di serpente | TS arald. figura derivata dal mostro mitologico ma con testa di donna, petto e zampe posteriori d'aquila, zampe anteriori di leone e coda di serpente
2. CO fig., fantasticheria, sogno irrealizzabile o privo di qualsiasi rapporto con la realtà: si è perso dietro sogni e chimere, inseguire una chimera
Sinonimi: illusione, sogno, utopia.
3. TS biol. individuo costituito da cellule di due diverse uova fecondate unite accidentalmente o artificialmente a scopo sperimentale o derivante da un embrione in cui sono stati inseriti cellule o tessuti di un organismo diverso
4. TS ittiol. pesce cartilagineo del genere Chimera | con iniz. maiusc., genere della famiglia dei Chimeridi
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DATA: sec. XIV.
ETIMO: dal lat. chimaera(m), dal gr. khímaira propr. "capra"; nell'accez. 4 cfr. lat. scient. Chimaera.

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