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Kelpie vs Hippocamp - What's the difference?

kelpie | hippocamp |

As nouns the difference between kelpie and hippocamp

is that kelpie is (celtic folklore) a malevolent shapeshifting spirit, most often in the form of a horse, believed to haunt the rivers and lochs of scotland while hippocamp is (greek mythology) a mythological creature, a cross between a horse and a fish.

kelpie

English

(wikipedia kelpie) (Australian kelpie)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (Celtic folklore) A malevolent shapeshifting spirit, most often in the form of a horse, believed to haunt the rivers and lochs of Scotland.
  • An Australian breed of sheepdog.

    • hippocamp

    English

    (wikipedia hippocamp)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Greek mythology) A mythological creature, a cross between a horse and a fish.

    • Synonyms

    *hippocampus