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proteus |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Proteus \Pro"te*us\, n. [L., Gr ?.] 1. (Class. Myth.) A sea god in the service of Neptune who assumed different shapes at will Hence one who easily changes his appearance or principles. 2. (Zo["o]l.) 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 am[oe]ba. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Proteus n 1: (Greek mythology) a prophetic god who served Poseidon; was capable of changing his shape at will [syn: {Proteus}] 2: type genus of the Proteidae [syn: {Proteus}, {genus Proteus}] From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: PROTEUS An extensible language, the core of {PARSEC}. ["The Design of a Minimal Expandable Computer Language", J.R. Bell, PhD Thesis, CS {Stanford University} (Dec 1968)].
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