coyote

coy·ote

noun
\kī-ˈō-tē, chiefly Western ˈkī-ˌōt\

plural coyotes or coyote

Definition of COYOTE

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

Illustration of COYOTE

Origin of COYOTE

Mexican Spanish, from Nahuatl coyōtl

First Known Use: 1759

Other Mammals Terms

dormouse, dugong, gibbon, grimalkin, sable, stoat, ungulate, vole

Rhymes with COYOTE

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