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proteusPRO'TEUS, n. [L.] In mythology, a marine deity,the son of Oceanus and Tethys, whose distinguishing characteristic was the faculty of assuming different shapes. Hence we denominate one who easily changes his form or principles, a Proteus. |
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proteusPRO'TEUS, n. [L.] In mythology, a marine deity,the son of Oceanus and Tethys, whose distinguishing characteristic was the faculty of assuming different shapes. Hence we denominate one who easily changes his form or principles, a Proteus. |