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Proteus
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proteus
Translingual
right|thumb|Proteus anguinus species Proteus anguinus (olm)
thumb|Proteus mirabilis species Proteus mirabilis (bacteria)
Etymology
mul grc Πρωτεύς a god who could change his shape at will.
Proper noun
1 m
genus family Proteidae single amphibian species Proteus anguinus species (the olm)
genus family Enterobacteriaceae 1 several bacteria responsible for human urinary tract infections
Hypernyms
genus of Plethodontidae ; Salamandroidea suborder - suborder; Proteidae family - family
genus of Enterobacteriaceae
Hyponyms
genus of Plethodontidae Proteus anguinus species - sole species
genus of Enterobacteriaceae Proteus vulgaris species - type species; Proteus alimentorum species, Proteus cibarius species, Proteus columbae species, Proteus hauseri species, Proteus mirabilis species, Proteus myxofaciens species, Proteus penneri species, Proteus terrae species - selected other species
References
genus of Plethodontidae
Proteus (amphibian) Proteus (amphibian)
Proteus (Proteidae) Proteus (Proteidae)
Proteus anguinus 1
genus of Enterobacteriaceae
Proteus (bacterium) Proteus (bacterium)
Proteus (Enterobacteriaceae) Proteus (Enterobacteriaceae)
Proteus (bacterium) Proteus (bacterium)
Proteus
English
+<dab!>
Etymology
en :bor grc:Πρωτεύς +
Pronunciation
en /ˈpɹəʊ.tjuːs/ UK
en /ˈpɹoʊ.ti.əs/ US
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Proteus.wav Southern England
Proper noun
en Greek god A sea god who could change his shape at will.
en 2026 James Patterson and Chris Tebbetts Dr. Zeus 209 "I am known as the Old Man of the Sea, but back in my day, people called me Proteus."No way!" Egan said. "This guy had Poseidon's job before Poseidon."
en astronomy The sixth satellite of the planet Neptune.
Derived terms
en Proteus effect Proteus syndrome Protean
Related terms
en protean
Translations
mythology
Bulgarian: bg Протей m
Catalan: ca Proteu m
French: fr Protée m
German: de Proteus m
Greek: el Πρωτέας m
Ancient Greek: grc Πρωτεύς m
Hindi: hi प्रोतेउस
Italian: it Proteo m
Latin: la Prōteus m
Marathi: mr प्रोटियस m
Portuguese: pt Proteu m
Russian: ru Проте́й m
Spanish: es Proteo m
moon
Bulgarian: bg Протей m
Catalan: ca Proteu m
Finnish: fi Proteus
French: fr Protée m
German: de Proteus m
Italian: it Proteo m
Marathi: mr प्रोटियस m
Portuguese: pt Proteu
Russian: ru Проте́й m
Spanish: es Proteo m
Anagrams
en eoprstu Porteus Puertos -pterous spouter Troupes pourest store up Stroupe petrous posture septuor pouters troupes
en Moons of Neptune Shapeshifters
Latin
Etymology
la Prōteus :bor grc:Πρωτεύς 1 +
Pronunciation
Prōte_us
Proper noun
((Prōteus/Prōte<3.Greek>,Prōteus<2>)) m
en Proteus a sea god in the service of Poseidon
Declension
((Prōteus/Prōte<3.Greek>,Prōteus<2>)) Prōte͡us Prōte͡u Prōteō Prōteō
References
Prōteūs (diss.) Proteus 1265
Prōte͡us
Turkish
tr:+ (uydu)
Proper noun
tr astronomy en Proteus
tr Moons of Neptune