Definition of malamute

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mal·a·mute or mal·e·mute

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NOUN:

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

ETYMOLOGY:
Short for malamute dog, from Inupiaq Malimiut, name of a subgroup of the Inupiaq

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