proteus

Noun
  1. (Greek mythology) a prophetic god who served Poseidon;
    Was capable of changing his shape at will (synset 109592271)
    referred to in: greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks
    is an instance of: greek deity - a deity worshipped by the ancient Greeks
  2. Type genus of the Proteidae (synset 101636733)
    is a type of: amphibian genus - any genus of amphibians
    member holonym: olm, proteus anguinus - European aquatic salamander with permanent external gills that lives in caves
    belongs to: family proteidae, proteidae - mud puppies
    same as: genus proteus

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