Proteus
See also: proteus
Translingual
Etymology
After Ancient Greek Πρωτεύς (Prōteús, “a god who could change his shape at will”).
Proper noun
Proteus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Proteidae – the single amphibian species Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template. (the olm).
- A taxonomic genus within the family Enterobacteriaceae – several bacteria responsible for human urinary tract infections.
Hypernyms
- (genus of Plethodontidae): Amphibia - class; Lissamphibia - subclass; Urodela - order; Salamandroidea - suborder; Proteidae - family
- (genus of Enterobacteriaceae): Prokaryota – superkingdom; Bacteria – kingdom; Negibacteria – subkingdom; Pseudomonadota – phylum; Gammaproteobacteria - class; Enterobacterales - order; Enterobacteriaceae - family
Hyponyms
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- (genus of Enterobacteriaceae): Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template., Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template., Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template., Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template., Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template., Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template., Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template., Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template. (species)
References
- (genus of Plethodontidae):
- Proteus (amphibian) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Proteus (Proteidae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Proteus anguinus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- (genus of Enterobacteriaceae):
- Proteus (bacterium) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Proteus (Enterobacteriaceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Proteus (bacterium) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Πρωτεύς (Prōteús).
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "UK" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈpɹəʊtjuːs/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "US" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈpɹoʊti.əs/
compare to Zeus, Odysseus, Morpheus, Orpheus, Prometheus
Proper noun
Proteus
- (Greek mythology) A sea god who could change his shape at will.
- (astronomy) The sixth satellite of the planet Neptune
Derived terms
Translations
mythology
moon
Anagrams
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- English 3-syllable words
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- en:Greek deities
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