Coyote
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /kəˈjoʊ.ti/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Coyote is a noun meaning (zoology) Canis latrans, a species of canine native to North America.
Meaning
(zoology) Canis latrans, a species of canine native to North America.
More Meanings
- (US, informal) A smuggler of undocumented immigrants across the land border from Latin America into the United States of America.
- To prospect for gold by manually digging holes into overlying earth, as into a hillside.
Example Sentences
Near Rio Frio we shot several handsome birds, and saw a cayjotte, or wild dog, which in size nearly approached the wolf.
Jorge’s father had pawned his last four goats for $2,000 to help pay for their transit, another loan the family would have to repay at 100 percent interest. The coyote called at 10 p.m. — they would go that night.
The MWRC animal care specialists attempted to unimprint the coyotes first by limiting their human contact and putting them with other wild coyotes. The hand-raised coyotes, however, were ostracized by the wild coyotes […]
Word Forms
- coyotes
- coyoto
- coyoteing
- coyoting
- coyoted
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include wolf, mule, ferryman, boatman, smuggler, pathfinder.
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