Proteus

/ˈpɹoʊti.əs/

Synonyms for "proteus" (24 found)

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Noun(2 words)
proteus bacteriaproteus species

Related words (12)

Noun(4 words)
sea godshape changershape shiftershapeshifter

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More general

6 entries
bacteriadeityfigurative termmicroorganismmythical figuremythological being

More specific

2 entries
Proteus mirabilisProteus vulgaris

Collocations

6 entries
Proteus genusProteus mirabilisProteus mythologyProteus sea godProteus shapeshifterProteus vulgaris

Inflections

1 entries

Derivations

2 entries

Sample sentences

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Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The olm, or proteus, is found only in the underground lakes of Carniola and one or two other parts of Central Europe.

Source: tatoeba (12059773)

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