Tamaskan Dog

noun

A new dog breed with a wolf-like appearance known to have mixed origins, an offshoot of the Northern Inuit Dog.

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Meanings

nounTamaskan Dog (plural Tamaskan Dogs)

plural Tamaskan Dogs

  1. biologyA new dog breed with a wolf-like appearance known to have mixed origins, an offshoot of the Northern Inuit Dog.

Origin

  1. Munseetamaska“mighty wolf”
  2. EnglishTamaskan Dog

From Munsee tamaska (“mighty wolf”) (+ English -n), from teme, tama (“wolf”) + maska (“big, strong, or mighty”); + English dog.

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APA

Tamaskan Dog. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tamaskan%20Dog

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“Tamaskan Dog.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tamaskan%20Dog. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tamaskan Dog,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tamaskan%20Dog.

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