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Definition of: malamute
(mä′lə·my
t, mal′ə-) noun
A large sled dog of Alaska, having a compact body, a thick, long coat, usually gray or black–and–white, a broad head, straight, big–boned forelegs, and well–cushioned feet. Also spelled malemute, malemiut. [Orig., name of an Innuit tribe, alter. of Eskimo (Malamute) Mahlemut <Mahle, the tribe's name + mut a village]
(From 22 to 25 inches high at the shoulder)
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