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coyote
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun coyote has 3 senses
- coyote(n = noun.animal) brush wolf, canis latrans, prairie wolf - small wolf native to western North America; Array is a kind of wolf
- coyote(n = noun.person) Array - someone who smuggles illegal immigrants into the United States (usually across the Mexican border); Array is a kind of contrabandist, moon-curser, moon curser, runner, smuggler
- coyote(n = noun.person) Array - a forest fire fighter who is sent to battle remote and severe forest fires (often for days at a time); Array is a kind of fire warden, forest fire fighter, ranger
has particulars: coydog
CIDE DICTIONARY
coyote, n. [Spanish Amer., fr. Mexican coyotl.].
A carnivorous animal (Canis latrans ), allied to the dog, found in the western part of North America; -- called also prairie wolf . Its voice is a snapping bark, followed by a prolonged, shrill howl. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
coyote, n. (pl. same or coyotes) a wolflike wild dog, Canis latrans, native to N. America.
Etymology
Mex. Sp. f. Aztec coyotl
ROGET THESAURUS
coyote
Animal
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