English noun: Proteus | |||
1. | Proteus (person) (Greek mythology) a prophetic god who served Poseidon; was capable of changing his shape at will | ||
Instance hypernym | Greek deity | ||
Domain category | Greek mythology | ||
2. | Proteus (animal) type genus of the Proteidae | ||
Synonyms | genus Proteus | ||
Broader (hypernym) | amphibian genus | ||
Member holonym | olm, Proteus anguinus | ||
Member meronym | family Proteidae, Proteidae | ||