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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
proteus /ˈprəʊtɪəs/

▶noun

1 a bacterium found in the intestines of animals and in the soil. [Genus Proteus.]

2 another term for olm.

– origin C19: from Proteus (see protean).

'proteus' also found in these Oxford entries:

olm - protea - protean

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