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David Petraeus (born 1952) is a retired United States Army general.
Petraeus may also refer to:
Mythology
editPeople
edit- Aeschillus Petraeus (1593–1657), Bishop of Turku in 1652–1657
- Heinrich Petraeus (1589–1620), German physician and writer
- Holly Petraeus (born 1952), wife of David Petraeus
Species
editPetraeus, from Latin growing with rocks, is a species name. It may be found in the Latin name of the following species:
- Cancer petraeus, a crab species that lives in the Indo-Pacific, from Hawaii to the Red Sea and South Africa
- Nyctibatrachus petraeus, a frog species endemic to India
- Plethodon petraeus, the Pigeon Mountain salamander, a salamander species endemic to southeastern North America