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selkie

[ sil-kee ]

noun

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

selkie

/ ˈsɛlkɪ /

noun

  1. a variant of silkie
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of selkie1

First recorded in 1685–95; Scots dialect (Orkney and Shetland Islands) variant of seal 2( def )
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Example Sentences

In Shetland it is the “haff-fish,” or selkie, a fallen spirit.

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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