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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
selkie /ˈselki/ (also selky or silkie)

▶noun (pl. selkies) Scottish a mythical sea creature that resembles a seal in the water but assumes human form on land.

– origin from selch, var. of seal2, + -ie.

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