Usually means: Mythical seal that becomes human.
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  1. selkie: Merriam-Webster
  2. selkie: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. selkie: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. selkie: Collins English Dictionary
  5. Selkie, selkie: Wordnik
  6. selkie: Wiktionary
  7. selkie: Dictionary.com
  8. Selkie (film), Selkie: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  9. selkie: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. selkie: Medical dictionary

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  1. selkie: Urban Dictionary

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▸ noun:  (Celtic mythology) A seal which can magically transform into a human by shedding its skin.

Similar:
shapeshifter, swan maiden, werecat, narnauk, Sedna, sea king, hengeyokai, rusalka, tokoloshe, Kirin, more...

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shapeshifter, swan maiden, werecat, narnauk, Sedna, sea king, hengeyokai, rusalka, tokoloshe, Kirin, more...



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