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gy·rene

 (jī-rēn′)
n. Slang
A member of the US Marine Corps.

[Perhaps alteration of GI + (ma)rine.]
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gyrene

(dʒaɪˈriːn)
n
(Military) slang a person who belongs to the US Marine Corps
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gy•rene

(ˈdʒaɪ rin, dʒaɪˈrin)

n. Slang.
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
[1920–25; GI + (ma) rine with altered sp.]
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Gyrene's reading should perhaps be seen as a correction--rather than a refutation--of Proteus.
Denham is set to join Ava Maria University in Florida, playing for the Gyrenes team.