Sam·o·yed also Sam·o·yede (sām'ə-yěd', -oi-ěd', sə-moi'ĭd) n.
[Obsolete Russian samoyed (samo-, self; see samovar + -ed, eater; see ed- in Indo-European roots), by folk etymology from Lapp sāmḿ emḿne, land of the Sami.] Sam'o·yed' adj., Sam'o·yed'ic adj. |
| samoyede | |
noun | |
| Siberian breed of white or cream-colored dog of the spitz family [syn: Samoyed] |