selkie

or seal·chie, sil·kie

[ sil-kee ]

/ ˈsɪl ki /

noun Scot.

a mythical creature that looks like a seal in water but assumes human form on land.

Words nearby selkie

selfridge, selfsame, selfward, selihoth, seljuk, selkie, selkirk, selkirk mountains, selkirk rex, selkirkshire, sell

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Examples from the Web for selkie

Within the last ten years a man pulled down and rebuilt his byre because of some 'ongoings with a selkie flipper.'
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In Shetland it is the “haff-fish,” or selkie, a fallen spirit.
Fictitious & Symbolic Creatures in Art|John Vinycomb

British Dictionary definitions for selkie

selkie

/ (ˈsɛlkɪ) /

noun

Scot a variant of silkie

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