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"4": "",
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},
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}
],
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"A seal which can magically transform into a human by shedding its skin."
],
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"(Celtic mythology) A seal which can magically transform into a human by shedding its skin."
],
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}
],
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{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "hǎibàorén",
"sense": "mythological creature",
"word": "海豹人"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "hǎibàojīng",
"sense": "mythological creature",
"word": "海豹精"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "mythological creature",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "sælkvinde"
},
{
"code": "fo",
"lang": "Faroese",
"sense": "mythological creature",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "kópakona"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "mythological creature",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "selkie"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "mythological creature",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "phoque-garou"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "mythological creature",
"word": "Selkie"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "mythological creature",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "maighdean mhara"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "mythological creature",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "banrón"
},
{
"code": "ga",
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"sense": "mythological creature",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "leanbh-rón"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "serukī",
"sense": "mythological creature",
"word": "セルキー"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "selki",
"sense": "mythological creature",
"word": "셀키"
},
{
"code": "gv",
"lang": "Manx",
"sense": "mythological creature",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "moidyn varrey"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "šelki",
"sense": "mythological creature",
"word": "шелки"
},
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"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "selki",
"sense": "mythological creature",
"word": "селки"
},
{
"code": "sco",
"lang": "Scots",
"sense": "mythological creature",
"tags": [
"collective"
],
"word": "selkie fowk"
},
{
"code": "sco",
"lang": "Scots",
"sense": "mythological creature",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "silkie man"
},
{
"code": "sco",
"lang": "Scots",
"sense": "mythological creature",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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},
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"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "mythological creature",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "maighdeann-mhara"
},
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"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "mythological creature",
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],
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}
],
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],
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"form": "selkies",
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}
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"A seal which can magically transform into a human by shedding its skin."
],
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],
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "hǎibàorén",
"sense": "mythological creature",
"word": "海豹人"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "hǎibàojīng",
"sense": "mythological creature",
"word": "海豹精"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "mythological creature",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "sælkvinde"
},
{
"code": "fo",
"lang": "Faroese",
"sense": "mythological creature",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "kópakona"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "mythological creature",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "selkie"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "mythological creature",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "phoque-garou"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "mythological creature",
"word": "Selkie"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "mythological creature",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "maighdean mhara"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "mythological creature",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "banrón"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "mythological creature",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "leanbh-rón"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "serukī",
"sense": "mythological creature",
"word": "セルキー"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "selki",
"sense": "mythological creature",
"word": "셀키"
},
{
"code": "gv",
"lang": "Manx",
"sense": "mythological creature",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "moidyn varrey"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "šelki",
"sense": "mythological creature",
"word": "шелки"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "selki",
"sense": "mythological creature",
"word": "селки"
},
{
"code": "sco",
"lang": "Scots",
"sense": "mythological creature",
"tags": [
"collective"
],
"word": "selkie fowk"
},
{
"code": "sco",
"lang": "Scots",
"sense": "mythological creature",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "silkie man"
},
{
"code": "sco",
"lang": "Scots",
"sense": "mythological creature",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "selkie-wife"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "mythological creature",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "maighdeann-mhara"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "mythological creature",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"rare"
],
"word": "maighdeann-ròin"
}
],
"word": "selkie"
}
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