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skinwalking

skinwalking noun: in certain Native American mythologies, the ability to transform into any animal when wearing its pelt.

Noun

skinwalking (uncountable)

  1. In certain Native American mythologies, the ability to transform into any animal when wearing its pelt.

Origin of skinwalking

From skin + walking.

Words that rhyme with skinwalking

Questions about skinwalking

What does skinwalking mean?
Skinwalking means in certain Native American mythologies, the ability to transform into any animal when wearing its pelt.
What part of speech is skinwalking?
Skinwalking is a noun.

Words near skinwalking in the dictionary

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

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