"seal-man" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: seal-men [plural]
Etymology: seal + man Etymology templates: {{compound|en|seal|man}} seal + man Head templates: {{en-noun|seal-men}} seal-man (plural seal-men)
  1. (mythology) A person who can transform into a seal (the animal) and back again. Categories (topical): Mythology
    Sense id: en-seal-man-en-noun-~4v6-rft Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -man Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -man: 76 24 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: seal-men [plural]
Etymology: seal + -man Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|seal|man}} seal + -man Head templates: {{en-noun|seal-men|head=seal-man}} seal-man (plural seal-men)
  1. A person who hunts seals; a sealer.
    Sense id: en-seal-man-en-noun-dv9v6y5V
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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