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proteus
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[ˈprəʊtɪəs], (Noun)
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- a bacterium found in the intestines of animals and in the soil
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early 19th century (in sense proteus): from modern Latin Proteus, from Proteus
[ˈprəʊtɪəs], (Noun)
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- a minor sea god who had the power of prophecy but would assume different shapes to avoid answering questions
- a satellite of Neptune, the sixth closest to the planet, discovered by the Voyager 2 space probe in 1989 (diameter 400 km)
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