 3 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
Proteus
noun
1: (Greek mythology) a prophetic god who served Poseidon; was
capable of changing his shape at will
2: type genus of the Proteidae [syn: {genus Proteus}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Proteus \Pro"te*us\, noun [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 The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [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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