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mal·a·mute
or mal·e·mute (măl′ə-myo͞ot′)n.
An Alaskan malamute.
[Short for malamute dog, from Inupiaq Malimiut, name of a subgroup of the Inupiaq.]
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malamute
(ˈmæləˌmuːt) ormalemute
n
(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
n.
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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Noun | 1. | ![]() sled dog, sledge dog - a dog trained to draw a sled usually in a team |
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