coyote
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ti, ˈkaɪ noun, plural coy·o·tes (especially collectively) coy·o·te.
1.
Also called prairie wolf. a buffy-gray, wolflike canid, Canis latrans, of North America, distinguished from the wolf by its relatively small size and its slender build, large ears, and narrow muzzle.
2.
Slang. a contemptible person, especially an avaricious or dishonest one.
3.
4.
Slang. a person who smuggles Mexican nationals across the border into the U.S. for a fee.
Origin:
1825–35; earlier cuiota, cayota < Mexican Spanish coyote < Nahuatl coyōtl
1825–35; earlier cuiota, cayota < Mexican Spanish coyote < Nahuatl coyōtl
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| —n , pl -otes, -ote | |
| 1. | Also called: prairie wolf a predatory canine mammal, Canis latrans, related to but smaller than the wolf, roaming the deserts and prairies of North America |
| 2. | (in Native American legends of the West) a trickster and culture hero represented as a man or as an animal |
| [C19: from Mexican Spanish, from Nahuatl coyotl] | |
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Word Origin & History
coyote
1759, Amer.Eng., from Mexican Sp., from Nahuatl coyotl.
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Example sentences
Biologists have controlled the coyote population, and the wolves are thriving.
Be on the lookout for elk and coyote trotting through.
Coyote for the building of a roadrunner-meat processing plant.
Another neighbor sighted a coyote while walking her dog late one evening.
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