See chimerical in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"code": "uk",
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"roman": "xymérnyj",
"sense": "inherently fantastic",
"word": "химе́рний"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "čudernacʹkyj",
"sense": "inherently fantastic",
"word": "чудернацький"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "resulting from the expression of two or more genes",
"word": "chimérique"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "resulting from the expression of two or more genes",
"word": "chimerico"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "resulting from the expression of two or more genes",
"word": "quimérico"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ximérnyj",
"sense": "resulting from the expression of two or more genes",
"word": "химе́рный"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "resulting from the expression of two or more genes",
"word": "quimérico"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "xymérnyj",
"sense": "resulting from the expression of two or more genes",
"word": "химе́рний"
}
],
"word": "chimerical"
}
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