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coy·o·te

   [kahy-oh-tee, kahy-oht]
noun, plural -tes, (especially collectively) -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.
American Indian Legend. the coyote regarded as a culture hero and trickster by American Indian tribes of the West.
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
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coyote (ˈkɔɪəʊt, kɔɪˈəʊt, kɔɪˈəʊtɪ)
 
—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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coyote
1759, Amer.Eng., from Mexican Sp., from Nahuatl coyotl.
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