Translingual

Etymology

From English Gollum, 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.

Proper noun

Gollum m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Pseudotriakidae – the slender smooth-hound and gollumsharks.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Chondrichthyes - class; Elasmobranchii - subclass; Selachimorpha - superorder; Carcharhiniformes - order; Pseudotriakidae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Gollum attenuatus (slender smooth-hound), Gollum suluensis (Sulu gollumshark) - described species; white-marked gollumshark - undescribed species

English

Noun

Gollum ‎(plural Gollums)

1. A person who bears the traits or has the characteristics of Gollum in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth.

Translations

References

• Gollum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

German

Noun

Gollum ? ‎(genitive Gollums, plural Gollums)

1. Gollum (clarification of this German definition is being sought)

Swedish

Noun

Gollum

1. Gollum