PROTEUS


Meaning of PROTEUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈprō-tē-əs ]

noun

( plural pro·tei -tē-ˌī)

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, Proteus

Date: 1896

: any of a genus ( Proteus ) of aerobic usually motile enterobacteria that include saprophytes in decaying organic matter and a common causative agent ( P. mirabilis ) of urinary tract infections

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