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proteus

N เทพเจ้า สมุทร 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PROTEUS

n.[L.] In mythology, a marine deity, the son of Oceanus and Tethys, whose distinguishing characteristic was the faculty of assuming different shapes. Hence we denominate one who easily changes his form or principles, a Proteus.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PROTEUS

Pro "te *us, n. Etym: [L., Gr.

 

1. (Class. Myth. )

 

Defn: A sea god in the service of Neptune who assumed different shapes at will. Hence, one who easily changes his appearance or principles.

 

2. (Zoöl.) (a ) A genus of aquatic eel-shaped amphibians found in caves in Austria. They have permanent external gills as well as lungs. The eyes are small and the legs are weak. (b ) A changeable protozoan; an amoeba.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

Proteus

Pro te us |ˈprōtēəs, ˈprōˌt (y )o͞os ˈproʊdiəs | 1 Greek Mythology a minor sea god who had the power of prophecy but who would assume different shapes to avoid answering questions. 2 Astronomy a satellite of Neptune, the sixth closest to the planet, discovered by the Voyager 2 space probe in 1989, and having a diameter of 261 miles (420 km ).

 

proteus

pro te us |ˈprōteəs ˈproʊdiəs | ▶noun a bacterium found in the intestines of animals and in the soil. [Genus Proteus; motile Gram-negative rods. ] ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from Proteus .

 

Oxford Dictionary

Proteus

Proteus |ˈprəʊtɪəs | 1 Greek Mythology a minor sea god who had the power of prophecy but would assume different shapes to avoid answering questions. 2 Astronomy a satellite of Neptune, the sixth closest to the planet, discovered by the Voyager 2 space probe in 1989 (diameter 400 km ).

 

proteus

proteus |ˈprəʊtɪəs | ▶noun 1 a bacterium found in the intestines of animals and in the soil. ●Genus Proteus; motile Gram-negative rods. 2 another term for olm. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from Proteus .

 

Duden Dictionary

Proteus

Pro teus Substantiv, maskulin bildungssprachlich , der |Pr o teus |der Proteus; Genitiv: des Proteus, Plural: die Proteus allzu wandlungsfähiger Mensch, der leicht seine Gesinnung ändert

 

Proteus

Pro teus Eigenname griechische Mythologie |Pr o teus |Meeresgott mit der Gabe der Weissagung und Verwandlung

 

proteushaft

pro teus haft Adjektiv |pr o teushaft |allzu wandlungsfähig