Proteus
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
(Greek mythology) a prophetic god who served Poseidon; was capable of changing his shape at will
Types & categories
- Greek deity instance hypernym
Related & opposite
- protean derivation
- Greek mythology domain topic
Sense 2 noun
type genus of the Proteidae
Types & categories
- amphibian genus hypernym
Parts & wholes
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | protean |
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | Greek mythology |
| 1 | instance hypernym | Types & categories | Greek deity |
| 2 | member holonym | Parts & wholes | Proteidae |
| 2 | member meronym | Parts & wholes | olm |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | amphibian genus |