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skinwalker

skinwalker noun: a person, in certain Native American mythologies, who can transform into any animal when wearing its pelt.

Noun

skinwalker (plural skinwalkers)

  1. A person, in certain Native American mythologies, who can transform into any animal when wearing its pelt.

Forms of skinwalker

pluralskinwalkers
alternative formskin-walker

Origin of skinwalker

From skin + walker.

Questions about skinwalker

What does skinwalker mean?
Skinwalker means a person, in certain Native American mythologies, who can transform into any animal when wearing its pelt.
What part of speech is skinwalker?
Skinwalker is a noun.
What is the plural of skinwalker?
The plural of skinwalker is skinwalkers.

Words near skinwalker in the dictionary

  1. skintness
  2. skintone
  3. skintones
  4. skinwalk
  5. skinwalked
  6. skinwalker
  7. skinwalkers
  8. skinwalking
  9. skinwalks
  10. skio
  11. skiophilous

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