MALAMUTE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does malamute mean? 

• MALAMUTE (noun)
  The noun MALAMUTE has 1 sense:

1. breed of sled dog developed in Alaska

  Familiarity information: MALAMUTE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MALAMUTE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Breed of sled dog developed in Alaska

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Alaskan malamute; malamute; malemute

Hypernyms ("malamute" is a kind of...):

sled dog; sledge dog (a dog trained to draw a sled usually in a team)

 Context examples 

For example, infants learning an "ABA" pattern might see a picture of an Alaskan malamute (A) followed by a picture of a German shepherd (B), and finally another Alaskan malamute (A).

(Infants Are Able to Learn Abstract Rules Visually, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)