Gollum

Etymology
From, the character in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, "to whom this shark bears some resemblance in form and habits." See more on Wikipedia: Slender smooth-hound § Taxonomy and phylogeny.

Hypernyms

 * ; - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum;  - superclass; Elasmobranchii - class;  - superorder;  - order;  - family

Hyponyms

 * ,  - described species;  - undescribed species

Etymology
A fictional character from 's Middle-earth. In the story, he was originally known as Sméagol and later named Gollum after his habit of making "a horrible swallowing noise in his throat".

The name, Sméagol, comes from 🇨🇬.

Pronunciation

 * /ˈɡɒl.əm/

Noun

 * 1) A person who bears the traits or has the characteristics of  in 's Middle-earth.

Translations

 * Bengali: গলম
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech: Glum
 * Dutch: Gollem, Sméagol
 * Finnish: Klonkku
 * German: Gollum
 * Hebrew: גולום
 * Japanese: ゴクリ
 * Marathi: गोल्लम
 * Russian: Горлум, Голлум
 * Serbo-Croatian: Голум, Golum
 * Swedish: Gollum
 * Thai: กอลลัม

Verb

 * 1) To act like Gollum, the fictional character.

Noun

 * 1) Gollum