selkie
selkie · selkies
шелки, селки
Selkie
A seal which can magically transform into a human by shedding its skinA seal which can magically transform into a human by shedding its skin.
» You shouldn't talk about your friends behind their selkie.
Meaning
3 sensesA seal which can magically transform into a human by shedding its skin.
Either of two similar-looking seals.
(Scotland, Shetland)The common seal (harbor seal) (Phoca vitulina).
Selkie
шелкиšelki, селкиselki
(Scotland, Shetland)The grey seal (Halichoerus grypus).
Examples
2 sentencesYou shouldn't talk about your friends behind their selkie.
What is a selkie?
Translations
4 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
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Deutsch
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Origin
From Scots selkie fowk (“seal folk”).From Scots selkie fowk (“seal folk”).
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