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piblokto

UK/pɪˈblɒktəʊ/

piblokto noun: a condition affecting dogs or other animals in the Arctic, characterized by aggressive behavior and seizures.

Noun

piblokto (uncountable)

  1. A condition affecting dogs or other animals in the Arctic, characterized by aggressive behavior and seizures.
    • A piblockto dog gave us considerable trouble today; yelping and barking he repeatedly changed out of the darkness, biting right and left, throwing the different teams into utter confusion.1884, D. B. MacMillan, The Shield: official publication of the Theta Delta Chi Fraternity, Volume 27: With Peary in the Arctic, page 19
  2. A condition affecting the Inuit peoples in winter, characterized by a period of frenzied activity or irrational behavior, followed by unconsciousness or stupor.

Synonyms of piblokto

Forms of piblokto

alternative formpiblockto
alternative formpibloktoq

Origin of piblokto

Borrowed from an Inuktitut word such as *pivliRuRtuq "is mad, has hysteria or fever".

Questions about piblokto

What does piblokto mean?
Piblokto means a condition affecting dogs or other animals in the Arctic, characterized by aggressive behavior and seizures.
What part of speech is piblokto?
Piblokto is a noun.
How do you pronounce piblokto?
Piblokto is pronounced /pɪˈblɒktəʊ/ (UK).

Words near piblokto in the dictionary

  1. pibgorns
  2. Pibit
  3. pibling
  4. piblings
  5. piblockto
  6. piblokto
  7. pibloktoq
  8. pibrentasvir
  9. pibroch
  10. pibrochs
  11. pibs

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