transcription, транскрипция: [ kī-ˈmir-ə, kə- ]
noun
Etymology: Latin chimaera, from Greek chimaira she-goat, chimera; akin to Old Norse gymbr yearling ewe, Greek cheimōn 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