prairie wolf

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noun

coyote (def. 1).

Origin of prairie wolf

An Americanism dating back to 1795–1805

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How to use prairie wolf in a sentence

I had scarcely settled myself when a troop of coyotes, or prairie wolves, came howling and barking in front of me.
Ocean to Ocean on Horseback | Willard Glazier
Sheep need the care of a shepherd through the winter, to protect the lambs from the prairie wolves.
Early Western Travels 1748-1846, Volume XXX | Joel Palmer
The mean little prairie-wolves gathered, and barked, and snarled, in the distance.
The Boy Settlers | Noah Brooks
He declared that he had seen nothing but antelope and buffaloes and some stray prairie wolves.
White Otter | Elmer Russell Gregor
We saw several coyotes, or prairie wolves, skulking about, but we shot at them without success.
The Voyage of the Rattletrap | Hayden Carruth

British Dictionary definitions for prairie wolf

prairie wolf

noun

another name for coyote (def. 1)

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