silkie

selkie

/ (ˈsɪlkɪ) /

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noun

a Scot word for seal 2

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Word Origin for silkie

from earlier Scot selich, Old English seolh

Words nearby silkie

silk cotton, silk-cotton tree, silken, silk gland, silk hat, silkie, Silko, silk oak, silk paper, silkscreen, silk-screen printing

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How to use silkie in a sentence

Also the average degree of polydactylism is much greater in the Silkie than in the Houdan crosses.
Inheritance of Characteristics in Domestic Fowl|Charles Benedict Davenport
It is also clear that the offspring of Silkie crosses are more apt to be polydactyl than those of Houdan crosses.
Inheritance of Characteristics in Domestic Fowl|Charles Benedict Davenport
We shall see that this hypothesis receives support from all Silkie matings.
Inheritance of Characteristics in Domestic Fowl|Charles Benedict Davenport
Table 33 shows that the Silkie crosses yield an exceptionally high per cent of the dominant clear-footed condition.
Inheritance of Characteristics in Domestic Fowl|Charles Benedict Davenport

The distribution of table 35 is additional evidence of the heterozygous nature of the Silkie boot.
Inheritance of Characteristics in Domestic Fowl|Charles Benedict Davenport