coyote
noun/kaɪˈəʊti/, /kɔɪˈəʊti/
/kaɪˈəʊti/, /ˈkaɪəʊt/
(also prairie wolf)
- a North American wild animal of the dog familyTopics Animalsc2Word Originmid 18th cent.: from Mexican Spanish, from Nahuatl coyotl.
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