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coy·ote
I. \ˈkīˌōt also -ˌyōt sometimes ˈkȯiˌ-, usu -ōd.+V; kīˈōd.(ˌ)ē, -ˈō(ˌ)tēalso -ˈyō- sometimes kȯiˈ- or kə̇ˈ- or kēˈ-\ noun
(plural coyotes or coyote)
Etymology: Mexican Spanish, from Nahuatl coyotl
1. : a small wolf (Canis latrans) native to the western part of No. America and well established northward in Alaska and eastward at least as far as New York state — called also prairie wolf
2. : an objectionable person : chiseler
 [coyote 1]
II. intransitive verb
(coyoteed \-d.(ˌ)ēd\ ; or coyoted \-d.ə̇d, -d.(ˌ)ēd\ ; coyoteed or coyoted ; coyoteing or coyoting \-d.iŋ\ ; coyotes \-ts, -d.(ˌ)ēz\)
West : to mine by sinking small shallow shafts with drifts running in several directions — compare gopher
III. adjective
: marked by shallow excavation or digging suggestive of a coyote's hole
< a coyote shaft >
< a coyote cellar >
IV. noun
slang : a person who is paid to smuggle immigrants into the United States illegally |