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Pro•te•us

Pronunciation: (prō'tē-us, -tyOOs), [key]
—n.
1. Class. Myth.a sea god, son of Oceanus and Tethys, noted for his ability to assume different forms and to prophesy.
2. a person or thing that readily changes appearance, character, principles, etc.
3. (l.c.) Bacteriol.any of several rod-shaped, aerobic bacteria of the genus Proteus, sometimes found as pathogens in the gastrointestinal and genitourinary tracts of humans.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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