eskimo

Noun

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

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')Synonyms: Eskimo Esquimau Inuit
the language spoken by the EskimoSynonyms: Eskimo Esquimau

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Whimbrel \Whim"brel\, n. [Cf. Whimper.] (Zool.) Any one of several species of small curlews, especially the European species (Numenius phaeopus), called also Jack curlew, half curlew, stone curlew, and tang whaup. See Illustration in Appendix. [1913 Webster]

Hudsonian or, Eskimo, whimbreal, the Hudsonian curlew. [1913 Webster]

Eskimo \Es"ki*mo\, 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 (Zo["o]l.), 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. Eskimo dog [1913 Webster]