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selkie

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From Scots selkie fowk (“seal folk”).

noun selkies · silkie

  1. A seal which can magically transform into a human by shedding its skin.
  2. Scotland, Shetland The common seal (harbor seal) (Phoca vitulina).
  3. Scotland, Shetland The grey seal (Halichoerus grypus).

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noun mythological creature

한국어셀키 selki
日本語セルキー serukī
中文海豹人 hǎibàorén, 海豹精 hǎibàojīng
Françaisselkie, phoque-garou
DeutschSelkie
Русскийшелки šelki, селки selki

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@misc{selkie_2026,
  title = {selkie},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/selkie},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}