Plural of chimaera; multiple mythological monsters or biological organisms with mixed genetic origins.
Plural form of chimaera, formed with the standard English -s ending. Both the mythological and biological meanings maintain their ancient Greek roots.
In genetics labs today, scientists are creating real chimaeras—sometimes fusing human and animal cells on purpose to study disease—it's like we're finally making the mythology scientifically true!
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