kushtakas

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A form of kushtaka — A mythical part-otter, part-human shapeshifter, in Tlingit and Tsimshian folklore, sometimes represented as tricksters and at other times as helpful beings who save (and turn) drowning victims.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of kushtaka
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