olm

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Noun

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun olm has 1 sense

olm(n = noun.animal) proteus anguinus - European aquatic salamander with permanent external gills that lives in caves; Array

is a kind of salamander

is a member of genus proteus, proteus

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CIDE DICTIONARY

olm, n.

A European cave-dwelling aquatic salamander (Proteus anguinus) with permanent external gills. [WordNet 1.5]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

olm, n. a blind cave-dwelling salamander, Proteus anguinus, native to SE Europe, usu. transparent but turning brown in light and having external gills.

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