Chimera

Chimera is an Allegiance sub-faction featured in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019).Chimera is a private military company under the leadership of 'Nikolai'.It seems to hire former military operators from multiple countries, 'dirty' soldiers as well as freedom fighters, having problems with the law and former gangsters. Indeed, without specific biomedical tests (such as genetic testing), it's impossible for doctors to tell that a patient is a chimera, according to a 2009 paper about the condition.

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Chi·me·ra

also Chi·mae·ra(kī-mîr′ə, kĭ-)n.
1. Greek Mythology A fire-breathing female monster usually represented as a composite of a lion, goat, and serpent.
2. An imaginary monster made up of grotesquely disparate parts.

chi·me·ra

also chi·mae·ra(kī-mîr′ə, kĭ-)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 gene or protein consisting of parts from two different genes or proteins that are normally distinct, sometimes derived from two different species.
2. An individual who has received a transplant of genetically and immunologically different tissue.
[Middle English chimere, Chimera, from Old French, from Latin chimaera, from Greek khimaira, female goat, Chimera; see ghei- in Indo-European roots.]
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Chimera

chimera

(kaɪˈmɪərə; kɪ-) or

chimaera

n
1. (Classical Myth & Legend) (often capital) Greek myth a fire-breathing monster with the head of a lion, body of a goat, and tail of a serpent
2. (Art Terms) a fabulous beast made up of parts taken from various animals
4. (Genetics) biology an organism, esp a cultivated plant, consisting of at least two genetically different kinds of tissue as a result of mutation, grafting, etc
[C16: from Latin chimaera, from Greek khimaira she-goat, from khimaros he-goat]
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chi•me•ra

or chi•mae•ra

(kɪˈmɪər ə, kaɪ-)
Chimera catn., pl. -ras.
1. (often cap.) a monster of classical myth, commonly represented with a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail.
2. any horrible or grotesque imaginary creature.
4. an organism composed of two or more genetically distinct tissues.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Latin chimaera < Greek chímaira she-goat; akin to Old Norse gymbr, E gimmer ewe-lamb one year (i.e., one winter) old, Latin hiems winter (see hiemal)]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
Noun1.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
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
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

Chimera
nounillusion, dream, fantasy, delusion, spectre, snare, hallucination, figment, ignis fatuus, will-o'-the-wispHe spent his life pursuing the chimera of perfect love.
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chimera

nounA fantastic, impracticable plan or desire:
bubble, castle in the air, dream, fantasy, illusion, pipe dream, rainbow.
Chimera golf
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Chiméra

Chimera M2

khimaira
Himera
キマイラキメラ
himeraХимера

chimera

Chimera Definition

[kaɪˈmɪərə]

Chimeratool

N → quimeraf
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Chimera Cat Definition

chimera

[kaɪˈmɪərə]n
(= monster) → chimèref
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

chimera

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