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chimera

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n.[希神]狮头,羊身,蛇尾的吐火怪物,妖怪,狂想

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chimera


n[C]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin;Origin: chimaera, from Greek chimaira 'female goat, chimera']
formal something, especially an idea or hope, that is not really possible and can never exist
 trying to present that chimera, 'a balanced view'
an imaginary creature that breathes fire and has a lion's head, a goat's body, and a snake's tail