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coyote
noun coy·ote \kī-ˈō-tē, chiefly Western ˈkī-ˌōt\
: a small wild animal that is related to dogs and wolves and that lives in North America
plural coyotes or coyote
Full Definition of COYOTE
1
: a buff-gray to reddish-gray North American canid (Canis latrans) closely related to but smaller than the wolf
2
: one who smuggles immigrants into the United States
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Origin of COYOTE
Mexican Spanish, from Nahuatl coyōtl
First Known Use: 1759
Rhymes with COYOTE
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coyote
noun coy·ote \kī-ˈō-tē, ˈkī-ˌōt\
Definition of COYOTE for Kids
: a yellowish to reddish gray doglike animal chiefly of western North America that is closely related to but smaller than the wolf
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