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olm

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3 lettersPronunciation /əʊlm/Part of speech nounSorted lmoStarts with OEnds with M0 clues
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Definitions

  1. European aquatic salamander with permanent external gills that lives in caves

Word origin

From German Olm, of uncertain origin.

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  • O is for Olm. The Olm has teeny-weeny legs. Its eyes are covered with skin and it can barely see. Olms live in caves where there is hardly any light.
  • Also known as the proteus, the olm is a blind amphibian found only in the underwater caves of southern Europe, specifically parts of Italy, Croatia, and Slovenia.
  • Olms have special sensors inside their ears that detect sound waves in the water as well as vibrations from the ground.

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