Gollum

== 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 A taxonomic genus within the family Pseudotriakidae – slender smooth-hound and gollumsharks. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Chondrichthyes – superclass; Elasmobranchii – class; Selachimorpha – superorder; Carcharhiniformes – order; Pseudotriakidae – family ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Gollum attenuatus (slender smooth-hound), Gollum suluensis (Sulu gollumshark) – described species; white-marked gollumshark – undescribed species === References === Gollum (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Gollum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Gollum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons == English == === Etymology === A fictional character from J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth. In the story, he was originally known as Sméagol but was later named Gollum after his habit of making “a horrible swallowing noise in his throat”. The name Sméagol comes from Old English smeagan (“to question, scrutinize”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) /ˈɡɒl.əm/ Rhymes: -ɒləm (US) enPR: gäl'əm, IPA(key): /ˈɡɑləm/ === Noun === Gollum (plural Gollums) A person who bears the traits or has the characteristics of Gollum in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth. ==== Translations ==== === Verb === Gollum (third-person singular simple present Gollums, present participle Golluming, simple past and past participle Gollumed) To act like Gollum, the fictional character. === Further reading === Gollum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == German == === Noun === Gollum m (strong, genitive Gollums, plural Gollums) Gollum == Swedish == === Noun === Gollum Gollum