"Protean" is a word in ENGLISH
Of or pertaining to Proteus; characteristic of Proteus.
Exceedingly variable; readily assuming different shapes or
forms; as, an amoeba is a protean animalcule.
We decided to leave early, you wouldn't want to be there in the end, when the lights came on. You'd never sit down in here again. In a depressing shuffle we pushed to the door, now it was good to get up and out, while it was still a black hole, warm, and smokey, full of possibilities...
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One of a tribe of Amphibia, which have both lungs and gills at the same time, as the proteus and …
Read the complete definitionAn order of aquatic amphibians having prominent external gills and four legs. It includes Proteus and Menobranchus (Necturus). Called also …
Read the complete definitionChangeable in form; resembling a Proteus, or an amoeba.
Read the complete definitionA sea god in the service of Neptune who assumed different shapes at will. Hence, one who easily changes his …
Read the complete definitionA changeable protozoan; an amoeba.
Read the complete definitionA genus of aquatic eel-shaped amphibians found in caves in Austria. They have permanent external gills as well as lungs. …
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