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Proteus Common

Proteus has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

(Greek mythology) a prophetic god who served Poseidon; was capable of changing his shape at will

2

type genus of the Proteidae

3

Any of many gram-negative bacteria, of the genus Proteus, several of which are responsible for human infections.

Proper Noun
1

A sea god who could change his shape at will.

See Also
protean planet neptune sea proteiform protei satellite gram negative
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
amphibian genus
Rhyming Words
deus reus zeus ileus coeus coleus peneus pileus urceus tereus cereus alveus uraeus mateus aegeus aggeus aureus soleus pineus cuneus
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