silkie

/ ˈsɪlkɪ /

noun

1. a Scot word for seal 2

Word History and Origins

Origin of silkie¹

from earlier Scot selich, Old English seolh

Example Sentences

Also the average degree of polydactylism is much greater in the Silkie than in the Houdan crosses.

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It is also clear that the offspring of Silkie crosses are more apt to be polydactyl than those of Houdan crosses.

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We shall see that this hypothesis receives support from all Silkie matings.

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Table 33 shows that the Silkie crosses yield an exceptionally high per cent of the dominant clear-footed condition.

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The distribution of table 35 is additional evidence of the heterozygous nature of the Silkie boot.

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