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Glaucus is a descendant of glaucous.
As an adjective glaucous
is of a pale green colour with a bluish-grey tinge, especially when covered with a powdery residue.
As a noun glaucus is
a genus {{taxlink|Glaucus|genus|nomul=1}} of nudibranchiate mollusks, found in the warmer latitudes, swimming in the open sea. These mollusks are beautifully colored with blue and silvery white.
As a proper noun Glaucus is
glaucus, a Greek prophetic sea-god, born mortal and turned immortal upon eating a magical herb. It was believed that he commonly came to the rescue of sailors and fishermen in storms, having once been one himself.
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As a proper noun glaucus is
(greek god) glaucus, a greek prophetic sea-god, born mortal and turned immortal upon eating a magical herb it was believed that he commonly came to the rescue of sailors and fishermen in storms, having once been one himself.
