genus proteus

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   type genus of the Proteidae

   SynonymsProteus

   Broaderamphibian genus

   Part ofProteidae

Questions about genus proteus

What does genus proteus mean?

genus proteus means "type genus of the Proteidae".

What is another word for genus proteus?

Close synonyms include Proteus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus proteus a common word?

genus proteus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.