COYOTE


Meaning of COYOTE in English

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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