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   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, Proteus was defeated and expelled. He fled to Iobates in Lycia and married his daughter Stheneboea. Iobates restored Proteus to his kingdom by force and Acrisius then agreed to share it, surrendering Tiryns to him. When Bellerophon came to Proteus to be purified for a murder, Sthenebeoa fell in love with him. Bellerophon refused her and she charged him ...
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   Proteus
   Proteus is a gentleman in the two gentlemen of Verona.
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   Proteus
   [n] - (Greek mythology) a prophetic god who served Poseidon 2. [n] - type genus of the Proteidae
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   Proteus
   Satellite of the planet Neptune. See TABLE 10. NEPTUNE - SATELLITE DATA
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   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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   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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   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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   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 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 wea ...
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   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 dweller and is blind, has external gills and lacks ...
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    Proteus
    genus Proteus noun type genus of the Proteidae
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    Proteus
    noun (Greek mythology) a prophetic god who served Poseidon; was capable of changing his shape at will
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    Proteus
    In Greek mythology, `Proteus` is an early sea-god, one of several deities whom Homer calls the `Old Man of the Sea`, whose name suggests the `first`, as `protogonos` is the `primordial` or the `firstborn`. He became the son of Poseidon in the Olympian theogony (`Odyssey` iv. 432), or of Nereus and Doris, or of Oceanus and a Naiad, and was made the herdsman of Poseidon's seals, the great bull seal at the center of the harem. He can foretell the fu...
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    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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    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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    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 appearance or principles. • (n.) A changeable prot...
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    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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    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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    (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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    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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    Proteus
    The sixth moon of Neptune in order from the planet. Proteus was discovered in June 1989 by Voyager scientist Stephen P. Synnott from images sent back by Voyager 2. It is named after the shape-changing sea god of Greek mythology and is also known as Neptune VIII. Although Proteus is larger than Nerei...
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    Proteus
    Proteus (prō'tēus, –tyOOs) , in astronomy, one of the natural satellites, or moons, of Neptune.
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    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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