Main Entry: coy·ote

Pronunciation: \kī-ˈō-tē, chiefly Western ˈkī-ˌōt\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): 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

[coyote illustration]