coyote

Definition of Coyote in English :

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Noun

1. brush wolf, canis latrans, coyote, prairie wolf

small wolf native to western North America

2. coyote

someone who smuggles illegal immigrants into the United States (usually across the Mexican border)

3. coyote

a forest fire fighter who is sent to battle remote and severe forest fires (often for days at a time)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Coyote

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noun plural -otes or -ote

1. Also called: prairie wolf

a predatory canine mammal, Canis latrans, related to but smaller than the wolf, roaming the deserts and prairies of North America

2.

(in Native American legends of the West) a trickster and culture hero represented as a man or as an animal

Coyote

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nounWord forms: plural coyˈotes or coyˈote

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.

Coyote

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n.

1. A wolflike carnivorous mammal (Canis latrans) of North and Central America, having grayish-brown or yellowish fur, large erect ears, and a drooping bushy tail. Also called prairie wolf.

2. A firefighter who is sent to battle remote, usually very severe forest fires, often for days at a time.

3. Slang A person who smuggles undocumented immigrants into the United States, especially across the Mexican border.

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