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Proteus

[ proh-tee-uhs, -tyoos ]

noun

plural protei
  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. plural protei [proh, -tee-ahy]. (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.


Proteus

/ ˈəʊɪə /

noun

  1. Greek myth a prophetic sea god capable of changing his shape at will
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Proteus

  1. In classical mythology , a god who served Poseidon . Proteus could change his shape at will.
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Someone or something that easily takes on several different forms may be called “protean.”
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The Proteus experimental helicopter is designed by a team at Leonardo Helicopters UK, in Yeovil, to fly autonomously - carrying out a mission all by itself.

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He still had a plane hangared there and was friends with people at Proteus.

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Proteus is also expected to have the first underwater greenhouse in the world, so that the lab will be able to grow some of its own food.

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But nevertheless, Vadic also reveals that she and nine other changelings were experimented on by Starfleet as prisoners of war, as part of Project Proteus.

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The robot is called Proteus, and Amazon says it can safely navigate around human employees, unlike some of its past robots that it kept separated in a caged area.

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