gleki wrote:
> krtisfranks wrote:
> > In Greek it would have been closer to "ximera". Just a thing to
> consider.
>
>
> "Χιμαιρα" looks more like a name.
>
> But there are more of them:
> 1. Greek Mythology. A fire-breathing she-monster usually represented as
a
> composite of a lion, goat, and serpent.
> la .ximeras. ?
>
> 2. An imaginary monster made up of grotesquely disparate parts.
> mixrymonsuta? (need to coin monsuta="monster" into Lojban, hello
> Sonja!)
> 3. An organism, organ, or part consisting of two or more tissues of
> different genetic composition, produced as a result of organ transplant,
> grafting, or genetic engineering.
> vrici cedra senta xadni?
> Although, what's the word for "tissue"?
>
> a'enai. I'm tired. Continue yourself:
>
> 4. A substance, such as an antibody, created from the proteins or genes
or
> two different species.
> 5. An individual who has received a transplant of genetically and
> immunologically different tissue.
> 6. A fanciful mental illusion or fabrication.


Thanks for pointing this out. The current definition is still ambigious,
it could mean 1 or 2.