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protean

[proh-tee-uhn, proh-tee-] / ˈproʊ ti ən, proʊˈti- /


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On the shores of certain subterranean lakes which exist in Carniola, a country subject at this time to Austria, there are to be found batrachians far more ambitious than our frog—namely, the proteans.

From The History of a Mouthful of Bread And its effect on the organization of men and animals by Macé, Jean




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