/ kaɪˈəʊti; BrE also kɔɪ-; NAmE -ˈoʊti; ˈkaɪoʊt/ (also ˈprairie wolf ) noun
a N American wild animal of the dog family
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 18th cent.: from Mexican Spanish , from Nahuatl coyotl .
/ kaɪˈəʊti; BrE also kɔɪ-; NAmE -ˈoʊti; ˈkaɪoʊt/ (also ˈprairie wolf ) noun
a N American wild animal of the dog family
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 18th cent.: from Mexican Spanish , from Nahuatl coyotl .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005