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单词 selkie
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selkie

[ sil-kee ]
/ ˈsɪl ki /

noun Scot.

a mythical creature that looks like a seal in water but assumes human form on land.
Also sil·kie . Sometimes seal·chie .

Origin of selkie

First recorded in 1685–95; Scots dialect (Orkney and Shetland Islands) variant of seal2

Words nearby selkie

self-winding, self-worth, self-wrong, Selihoth, Seljuk, selkie, Selkirk, Selkirk Mountains, Selkirk Rex, Selkirkshire, sell
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Example sentences 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.'

    Social Origins and Primal Law|Andrew Lang
  • 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
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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