malamute

or mal·e·mute

[ mal-uh-myoot ]

noun

, (sometimes initial capital letter)

1. Alaskan malamute.

malamute

/ ˈmæləˌmuːt /

noun

1. an Alaskan sled dog of the spitz type, having a dense usually greyish coat

Word History and Origins

Origin of malamute¹

First recorded in 1895–1900, malamute is from the Inupiaq word malimiut name for local groups of Inupiaq of the Kotzebue Sound region, W Alaska, who bred such dogs

Word History and Origins

Origin of malamute¹

from the name of an Inuit tribe

Example Sentences

The third dog of the team was Slasher, a gaunt, untamed malamute, red-eyed and vicious—a throwback to the wolf.

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But mine are all fine little dogs, not as large as the malamute, but with more courage, spirit and intelligence.

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Of these the Malamute is the largest, descended, as he is, from the great gray wolves of the Arctic regions.

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I'd given you one of those malamute puppies if I could have spared him.

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There was never animal better adapted to environment than the malamute dog.

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