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noun
Proteus anguinus, a cave-dwelling neotenous salamander with external gills, found along the coast from northeastern Italy to Montenegro.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
European aquatic salamander with permanent external gills that lives in caves
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Proteus anguinus
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: salamander
History
From German Olm, of uncertain origin.
Across languages
22 source translations are retained for this English entry.
