(noun) one employed to write from dictation or to copy manuscript
the branch of zoology dealing with butterflies and moths
(adjective) of or resembling Proteus in having a varied nature or ability to assume different forms / (adjective) displaying great diversity or variety; versatile
(adjective) marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions
the study of signs and symbols and their use or interpretation (adj: semiotic)