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Definition of selkie noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

selkie

noun

/ˈselki/

/ˈselki/

(also silkie)

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(in Scottish stories) an imaginary creature that sometimes looks like a human and sometimes looks like a seal
Word Originfrom selch, variant of seal + -ie.

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