Coyote

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kaɪˈ(j)oÊŠtiː/
• IPA: /ˈkaɪ(j)oÊŠt/
• IPA: /kɔɪˈ(j)oÊŠteɪ/
• IPA: /ˈkɔɪ(j)oÊŠt/

Alternative forms

• cayeute, cayota, cayote, coyoto all obsolete

Origin

From Spanish coyote, from Nahuatl coyotl.

Full definition of coyote

Noun

1. Canis latrans, a species of canine native to North America.
• 1824, William Bullock, Six Months' Residence and Travels in Mexico, p. 119Near Rio Frio we shot several handsome birds, and saw a cayjotte, or wild dog, which in size nearly approached the wolf.
2. A smuggler of illegal immigrants across the land border from Mexico into the United States of America.

Synonyms

• (canine) prairie wolf

Hyponyms

Derived terms

• coyote ugly

Verb

1. To prospect for gold by manually digging holes into overlying earth, as into a hillside.

Anagrams

• oocyte