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Proteus Definition

Pro·teus (prō′tē əs)

noun

  1. Gr. Myth. a minor sea god and servant of Poseidon: he can change his form or appearance at will
  2. a person who changes his or her appearance or principles easily

Etymology: ME Protheus < L Proteus < Gr Prōteus

Proteus Usage Examples

Noun used with modifier

  • ameba: Ameba proteus References:- Harrison, D. ( 1957 ) A technique for obtaining clone cultures of soil amoebae in sterile liquid medium.
Proteus Quotes

The world is too much with us; late and soon, Getting and spending we lay waste our powers: Little we see in nature that is ours; We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon! The sea that bares her bosom to the moon; The winds that will be howling at all hours, And are up-gathered now like sleeping flowers; For this, for everything, we are out of tune; It moves us not.öGreat God! I'd rather be A pagan suckled in a creed outworn; So might I, standing on this pleasant lea, Have glimpses that would make me less forlorn; Have sight of Proteus rising from the sea; Or hear old Triton blow his wreathe'  d horn.

—Wordsworth,William