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What does Proteus mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word Proteus? Here's what it means.

Proper noun
  1. (Greek) A sea god who could change his shape at will.
  2. (astronomy) The sixth satellite of the planet Neptune
Name
  1. A male given name of Greek origin.
    1. (meaning, history) Changeable.
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For example, in Slovenian folklore the blind and ghostly pale cave salamander Proteus anguinus is thought to be the larval stage of a dragon.
According to him the eyes of Proteus may develop to a certain point and then retrogress again.
That all this is true to Shakespeare appears from the fact that it is false to the character of Proteus.
One of the standout films of the festival, Proteus was hard-hitting and frank.
The original title of Proteus involves the naming of the Protea flower in 1735 when it was given its correct Latin binomial.
Now, the krewe of Proteus was composed entirely of men, and it was their policy to have nobody but men in their parade.

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