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1. Proteus
   The Proteus was a Greek Glavkos Class submarine of 718 tons displacement launched in 1927. The Proteus was powered by two sets of 2-cycle Sulzer diesel engines providing a top speed of 14 knots surfaced and 9.5 knots submerged and a maximum range of 6400 km and a diving depth of 45 fathoms. She carr...
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2. Proteus
   In Greek mythology, the warden of the sea beasts of Poseidon; his flocks were usually said to comprise of seals. He possessed the gift of prophecy but could transform himself into many forms to evade questioning. At midday he would recline in the shadow of the rocks and if he was seized at that time, and his shape-changing ploys proved unsu...
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3. Proteus
   [n] - (Greek mythology) a prophetic god who served Poseidon 2. [n] - type genus of the Proteidae
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4. Proteus
   Satellite of the planet Neptune. See TABLE 10. NEPTUNE - SATELLITE DATA
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5. Proteus
   In Greek mythology, the warden of the sea beasts of Poseidon; his flocks were usually said to comprise of seals. He possessed the gift of prophecy but could transform himself into many forms to...
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6. Proteus
   (1) Genus of highly motile Gram negative bacteria. They are found largely in soil but are also found in the intestine of humans. They are opportunistic pathogens; P. mirabilis is a major cause of urinary tract infections. (2) An urodele amphibian. It is a cave dweller and is blind, has external gills and lacks any pigment.
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7. Proteus
   Pro'te·us noun [ Latin , Greek ....] 1. (Class. Myth.) A sea god in the service of Neptune who assumed different shapes at will. Hence, one who easily changes his appearance or principles. 2. (Zoology) (a) A genus o...
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8. Proteus
   1. <bacteria> Genus of highly motile gram-negative bacteria. They are found largely in soil but are also found in the intestine of humans. They are opportunistic pathogens, Proteus mirabilis is a major cause of urinary tract infections. ... 2. <zoology> An urodele amphibian. It is a cave...
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9. Proteus
   genus Proteus noun type genus of the Proteidae
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10. Proteus
    noun (Greek mythology) a prophetic god who served Poseidon; was capable of changing his shape at will
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11. Proteus
    (pro´te-әs) a genus of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, motile, rod-shaped bacteria. Organisms are found in fecal material, especially in patients treated with oral antibiotics. P. mira´bilis is a leading cause of urinary tract infections. P. morga´nii is found in the intestines and is associated with summe...
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12. Proteus
    pneumonia a rare type of bacterial pneumonia caused by infection with species of Proteus, usually P. mirabilis or P. vulgaris; it usually affects debilitated or immunocompromised patients and is characterized by consolidation with abscesses in the upper lobes.
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13. Proteus
    • (n.) A genus of aquatic eel-shaped amphibians found in caves in Austria. They have permanent external gills as well as lungs. The eyes are small and the legs are weak. • (n.) A sea god in the service of Neptune who assumed different shapes at will. Hence, one who easily changes his appea...
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14. Proteus
    (from the article `Two Gentlemen of Verona, The`) Valentine (one of the two gentlemen of the title) opens the play by chiding his closest friend, Proteus (the other gentleman), for remaining idly at ...
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15. Proteus
    (from the article `Caudata`) ...streams, have eyes, and are normally pigmented; elongate bodies, length to 45 cm; limbs with 3 (olm) or 4 fingers, 2 (olm) or 4 toes; external ...
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16. Proteus
    (from the article `Neptune`) ...[the Roman god Neptune] or with water.) With a diameter nearly that of Earth`s Moon, Triton is, by far, Neptune`s largest satellite—more than six ...
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17. Proteus
    in Greek mythology, the prophetic old man of the sea and shepherd of the sea`s flocks (e.g., seals). He was subject to the sea god Poseidon, and his ... [1 related articles]
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18. Proteus
    Proteus (prō'tēus, –tyOOs) , in astronomy, one of the natural satellites, or moons, of Neptune.
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19. Proteus
    Proteus (prō'tēus, –tyOOs) , in Greek mythology, prophetic old man of the sea who tended the seals of Poseidon. He could change himself into any shape he pleased, but if he were nevertheless seized and held, he would foretell the future. The word protean is derived from his nam...
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20. Proteus
    Proteus is a gentleman in the Two Gentlemen of Verona.
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21. Proteus
    In Greek mythology, Proteus was a son of Abas and the twin brother of Acrisius. In a dispute between the two brothers over the kingdom of Argos,
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22. Proteus
    Type: Term Pronunciation: prō′tē-ŭs Definitions: 1. A former genus of the Sarcodina, now termed Amoeba. 2. A genus of motile, peritrichous, non-spore-forming, aerobic to facultatively anaerobic bacteria (family Enterobacteriaceae) containing gram-negative rods; coccoid forms, la...
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23. PROTEUS
    An extensible language, the core of PARSEC. ['The Design of a Minimal Expandable Computer Language', J.R. Bell, PhD Thesis, CS, Stanford University (Dec 1968)].
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24. Proteus
    In Greek mythology, `Proteus` (Πρωτεύς) is an early sea-god, one of several deities whom Homer calls the "Old Man of the Sea", whose name suggests the "first" (from Greek "πρῶτος" - protos, "first"), as ...
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25. Proteus
    (bacterium) `Proteus` is a genus of Gram-negative Proteobacteria. Clinical significance: Three species&mdash;P. vulgaris, P. mirabilis, and P. penneri&mdash;are opportunistic human pathogens. Proteus includes pathogens responsible for many human id =...
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