[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)

Definitions:
- 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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