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coyote definition

☆ coyo·te (kī ōt′ē, kī′ōt′)

noun pl. coyotes coyo′·tes or coyote coyo′·te

  1. a wild animal (Canis latrans) of the dog family, native to the North American plains: it resembles a small wolf
  2. Slang a smuggler of illegal aliens from Mexico into the U.S.

Etymology: AmSp < Nahuatl koyo:λ

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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