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selkie

selkie noun: a seal which can magically transform into a human by shedding its skin.

Noun

selkie (plural selkies)

  1. (Celtic mythology) A seal which can magically transform into a human by shedding its skin.
  2. (Scotland, Shetland) The common seal (harbor seal) (Phoca vitulina).
  3. (Scotland, Shetland) The grey seal (Halichoerus grypus).

Forms of selkie

pluralselkies
alternative formsilkie

Origin of selkie

From Scots selkie fowk (“seal folk”).

Questions about selkie

What does selkie mean?
Selkie means a seal which can magically transform into a human by shedding its skin.
What part of speech is selkie?
Selkie is a noun.
What is the plural of selkie?
The plural of selkie is selkies.

Words near selkie in the dictionary

  1. Seljuqids
  2. Seljuqs
  3. SELK
  4. Selke
  5. Selkes
  6. selkie
  7. selkies
  8. Selkirk
  9. Selkirk Rex
  10. Selkirk Rexes
  11. Selkirk's violet

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