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mal·a·mute

or mal·e·mute (măl′ə-myo͞ot′)

An Alaskan malamute.

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

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malamute

(ˈmæləˌmuːt) or

malemute

(Breeds) an Alaskan sled dog of the spitz type, having a dense usually greyish coat

[from the name of an Inuit tribe]

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Alas′kan mal′amute

one of an Alaskan breed of large dogs with a dense, coarse gray or black and white coat, erect ears, and a bushy tail carried over the back, raised orig. for pulling sleds.

[1935–40]

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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

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