n.
Pronunciation: k ī - ' ō -t ē , chiefly Western ' k ī - ˌ ō t
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural coyotes or coyote
Etymology: Mexican Spanish, from Nahuatl coy ō tl
Date: 1759
1 : a buff-gray to reddish-gray No. American canid ( Canis latrans ) closely related to but smaller than the wolf
2 : one who smuggles immigrants into the U.S.
coyote 1