chimer
nounUK /ˈkaɪmə/
US /ˈkaɪmər/
A chimer is a person or thing made of different parts put together.
The costume was a chimer of feathers, fur, and shiny scales.
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2. A fanciful creature made from parts of different animals.
The old story told of a chimer with a lion's head and a snake's tail.
3. A dream or idea that is not real and cannot come true.
His plan to fly without wings was a chimer.
4. A living thing whose cells come from two different sources.
Scientists studied the chimer to learn how mixed cells grow.