You're right. He's just being a classicist at you.
Etymology: Latin chimaera, from Greek chimaira she-goat,
chimera; akin to Old Norse gymbr yearling ewe, Greek
cheimOn winter -- more at HIBERNATE
1 a capitalized : a fire-breathing she-monster in Greek
mythology having a lion's head, a goat's body, and a
serpent's tail b : an imaginary monster compounded of
incongruous parts
2 : an illusion or fabrication of the mind; especially :
an unrealizable dream
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You're right. He's just being a classicist at you.
<pre> Etymology: Latin chimaera, from Greek chimaira she-goat, chimera; akin to Old Norse gymbr yearling ewe, Greek cheimOn winter -- more at HIBERNATE 1 a capitalized : a fire-breathing she-monster in Greek mythology having a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail b : an imaginary monster compounded of incongruous parts 2 : an illusion or fabrication of the mind; especially : an unrealizable dream <a fancy, a chimera in my brain, troubles me in my prayer -- John Donne> 3 : an individual, organ, or part consisting of tissues of diverse genetic constitution </pre>
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Etymology: Latin chimaera, from Greek chimaira she-goat,
chimera; akin to Old Norse gymbr yearling ewe, Greek
cheimOn winter -- more at HIBERNATE
1 a capitalized : a fire-breathing she-monster in Greek
mythology having a lion's head, a goat's body, and a
serpent's tail b : an imaginary monster compounded of
incongruous parts
2 : an illusion or fabrication of the mind; especially :
an unrealizable dream <a fancy, a chimera in my brain,
troubles me in my prayer -- John Donne>
3 : an individual, organ, or part consisting of tissues
of diverse genetic constitution
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