喀邁拉 — meaning in English
Kā mài lā
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English meaning
- Chimera noun An organism, plan, or idea made up of very different or clashing parts, especially one that is unrealistic.
Senses
喀邁拉 is used for these senses in English:
- Chimera (Greek mythology) A supposed fire-breathing monster in Lycia with the head of a lion, body of a goat, and tail of a dragon or snake, killed by the hero Bellerophon.
- chimera (zoology) , a cartilaginous marine fish in the subclass Holocephali and especially the order Chimaeriformes, with a blunt snout, long tail, and a spine before the first dorsal fin.
- will o' the wisp (figurative) A delusionary or otherwise unachievable goal that one feels compelled to pursue.