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Pro·te·us    Audio Help   [proh-tee-uhs, -tyoos] Pronunciation Key
–noun, plural pro·te·i [proh-tee-ahy] Pronunciation Key for 3.
1.Classical Mythology. 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.(lowercase) Bacteriology. any of several rod-shaped, aerobic bacteria of the genus Proteus, sometimes found as pathogens in the gastrointestinal and genitourinary tracts of humans.
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Proteus, in astronomy, one of the natural satellites, or moons, of Neptune. 
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