"olm" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /əʊlm/, /ɒlm/ Forms: olms [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊlm, -ɒlm Etymology: From German Olm, of uncertain origin. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Olm}} German Olm Head templates: {{en-noun}} olm (plural olms)
  1. Proteus anguinus, a cave-dwelling neotenous salamander with external gills, found along the coast from northeastern Italy to Montenegro. Categories (lifeform): Salamanders Translations (Proteus anguinus): протей (protej) [masculine] (Bulgarian), proteu [masculine] (Catalan), 洞螈 (dòngyuán) (Chinese Mandarin), macarát jeskynní (Czech), olmi (Finnish), protée anguillard [masculine] (French), olm [masculine] (French), Olm [masculine] (German), proteo [masculine] (Italian), próteo [masculine] (Portuguese), proteu [masculine] (Portuguese), европейский протей (jevropejskij protej) [masculine] (Russian), проте́й (protéj) [masculine] (Russian), manh giông (Vietnamese)

Inflected forms

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