[kahy-oh-tee, kahy-oht] 
) -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, esp. 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. |
| coy·o·te (kī-ō'tē, kī'ōt') n.
[American Spanish, from Nahuatl cóyotl.] |
| prairie wolf n. See coyote. |