proteus

Pro·te·us

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [proh-tee-uh s, -tyoos]
- /ˈproʊ ti əs, -tyus/
- /ˈprəʊ.tjuːs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [proh-tee-uh s, -tyoos]
- /ˈproʊ ti əs, -tyus/

Definitions of proteus word

noun plural proteus Classical Mythology. a sea god, son of Oceanus and Tethys, noted for his ability to assume different forms and to prophesy. 1
noun plural proteus a person or thing that readily changes appearance, character, principles, etc. 1
noun plural proteus plural protei [proh-tee-ahy] /ˈproʊ tiˌaɪ/ (Show IPA). (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. 1
noun Definition of proteus in Technology An extensible language, the core of PARSEC. 1
noun proteus a prophetic sea god capable of changing his shape at will 0
noun proteus a minor sea god and servant of Poseidon: he can change his form or appearance at will 0

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Parts of speech for Proteus

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adjective

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adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

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exclamation

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proteus popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for proteus

noun proteus

amphibian — Amphibians are animals such as frogs and toads that can live both on land and in water.
caecilian — any tropical limbless cylindrical amphibian of the order Apoda (or Gymnophiona), resembling earthworms and inhabiting moist soil
caudate — having a tail or a tail-like appendage
double life — If you say that someone is living a double life, you mean that they lead two separate and very different lives, and they appear to be a different person in each.
hyla — a tree frog of the genus Hyla.

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