English noun: kelpie | |||
1. | kelpie (person) (Scottish folklore) water spirit in the form of a horse that likes to drown its riders | ||
Synonyms | kelpy | ||
Broader (hypernym) | evil spirit | ||
Domain category | folklore | ||
Domain region | Scotland | ||
2. | kelpie (animal) an Australian sheepdog with pointed ears | ||
Broader (hypernym) | sheep dog, sheepdog, shepherd dog | ||