olm

British

/ ɒlm, əʊlm /

noun

a pale blind eel-like salamander, Proteus anguinus, of underground streams in SE Europe, that retains its larval form throughout its life: family Proteidae See also mud puppy

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Etymology

Origin of olm

C20: from German

Example Sentences

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The team suspects chronic inflammation in the gut could trigger such damage, creating a selective pressure for those genes, says study co-author Matthew Olm, a microbiologist at Stanford.

From Scientific American • Jun. 26, 2023

He was born Peter Olm on 4 April 1923 in the small market town of Wem in Shropshire.

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2016

Hanley and James Olm, music by Mr. Olm and with Richard Maltby Jr. as a creative consultant, is playing an open run at the Theater at St. Clements Church.

From New York Times • Jun. 30, 2011

The Alpine caravansary was hardly settled at the Olm when the air became intensely hot and oppressive.

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 27, June, 1873 by Various

It would be difficult indeed for horses; nevertheless, the herds of cattle traverse it in the journey to and from the Olm, their hoofs being able to find foothold on the rock.

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 29, August, 1873 by Various

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