malamute

mal·a·mute or mal·e·mute  (ml-myt)

n.

Any of a breed of powerful dog developed in Alaska as a sled dog and having a thick gray, black, or white coat.

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[Short for malamute dog, from Inupiaq Malimiut, name of a subgroup of the Inupiaq.]

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malamute, malemute [ˈmæləˌmuːt]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Breeds) an Alaskan sled dog of the spitz type, having a dense usually greyish coat

[from the name of an Eskimo tribe]

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Noun

1.

malamute - breed of sled dog developed in Alaska Alaskan malamute, malemute sled dog, sledge dog - a dog trained to draw a sled usually in a team