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selkies

selkies is the plural of selkie.

Meaning of selkie

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).

Questions about selkies

What is selkies the plural of?
Selkies is the plural of selkie.

Words near selkies in the dictionary

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

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