(n) a member of a people inhabiting the Arctic (northern Canada or Greenland or Alaska or eastern Siberia); the Algonquians called them Eskimo (`eaters of raw flesh') but they call themselves the Inuit (`the people'), Syn.Inuit, Esquimau
n.; pl.Eskimos [ Originally applied by the Algonquins to the Northern Indians, and meaning eaters of raw flesh. ] (Ethnol.) One of a peculiar race inhabiting Arctic America and Greenland. In many respects the Eskimos resemble the Mongolian race. [ Written also Esquimau. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
Eskimo dog (Zoöl.), one of a breed of large and powerful dogs used by the Eskimos to draw sledges. It closely resembles the gray wolf, with which it is often crossed.
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