Bible Dictionaries
Protean

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(a.) Of or pertaining to Proteus; characteristic of Proteus.

(2):

(a.) Exceedingly variable; readily assuming different shapes or forms; as, an amoeba is a protean animalcule.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Protean'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/protean.html. 1828.