OLM

olm, Proteus anguinus

(noun) European aquatic salamander with permanent external gills that lives in caves

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

olm (plural olms)

Proteus anguinus, a cave-dwelling neotenous salamander with external gills, found along the coast from northeastern Italy to Montenegro.

Anagrams

• LMO, Lom, OML, mol, mol.

Source: Wiktionary



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