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coyote - What does it mean?

Definition of 'coyote'

English

Alternative forms

* cayeute, cayota, cayote, coyoto (all obsolete)

Noun

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

    • Synonyms

    * (canine) prairie wolf

    Hyponyms

    (top2) * Belize coyote () * California Valley coyote () * Colima coyote () * Durango coyote () * Honduras coyote () * Lower Rio Grande coyote () * Mearns coyote () * Mexican coyote () * mountain coyote () * northern coyote () (mid2) * Northeastern coyote () * Northwest Coast coyote () * Peninsula Coyote () * Plains coyote () * Salvador coyote () * San Pedro Martir coyote () * Southeastern coyote () * Texas Plains coyote () * () (bottom)

    Derived terms

    * coyote ugly

    Verb

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

    • See also

    *

    External links

    * (pedialite)

    Anagrams

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    Similar to 'coyote'

    chide, chute, cootie, caddie, chayote, chode, cuttie, cutie, choate, cowhide, couthie, citie, cytee, chaetae, coatee, chate, chaoite, coudee, cowdie, cadie, cttee, cuttee, cheatee, chattee