Proteus

See also: proteus

Translingual

(olm)

(bacterium)

Etymology

After Ancient Greek Πρωτεύς (Prōteús, “a god who could change his shape at will”).

Proper noun

Proteus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Proteidae – the single amphibian species (the olm).
2. 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

• (genus of Plethodontidae): (sole species)
• (genus of Enterobacteriaceae): , , , , , , , (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

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English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Πρωτεύς (Prōteús).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɹəʊtjuːs/
• IPA^(key): /ˈpɹoʊti.əs/

compare to Zeus, Odysseus, Morpheus, Orpheus, Prometheus

Proper noun

Proteus

1. (Greek mythology) A sea god who could change his shape at will.
2. (astronomy) The sixth satellite of the planet Neptune

Derived terms

• Proteus syndrome
• Protean

Translations

mythology

• Catalan: Proteu m
• French: Protée (fr) m
• Italian: Proteo m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Portuguese: Proteu (pt) m
• Russian: Проте́й (ru) m (Protéj)
• Spanish: Proteo m

moon

• Catalan: Proteu m
• French: Protée (fr) m
• Italian: Proteo m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Portuguese: Proteu (pt)
• Russian: Проте́й (ru) m (Protéj)
• Spanish: Proteo m

Anagrams

• -pterous, Puertos, Stroupe, Troupes, petrous, posture, pourest, pouters, spouter, store up, troupes