transcription, транскрипция: [ kī-ˈō-tē, chiefly Western ]
ˈkī-ˌōt noun
( plural coyotes or coyote )
Etymology: Mexican Spanish, from Nahuatl coyōtl
Date: 1759
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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coyote 1
]