piblokto

noun /pɪˈblɒktəʊ/

1. A condition affecting dogs or other animals in the Arctic, characterized by aggressive behavior and seizures.

   uncountable

   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.

2. A condition affecting the Inuit peoples in winter, characterized by a period of frenzied activity or irrational behavior, followed by unconsciousness or stupor.

   uncountable

Where it comes from

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

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry piblokto (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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