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单词 coyote
释义 coyote
 /kuy oh"tee, kuy"oht/,  n.  ,  pl.   coyotes, (esp. collectively) coyote.
  1. Also called prairie wolf. a buffy-gray, wolflike canid, Canis latrans, of North America, distinguished from the wolf by its relatively small size and its slender build, large ears, and narrow muzzle.
  2.  Slang.   a contemptible person, esp. an avaricious or dishonest one.
  3.  Amer. Ind. Legend.   the coyote regarded as a culture hero and trickster by American Indian tribes of the West.
  4.  Slang.   a person who smuggles Mexican nationals across the border into the U.S. for a fee.
 [1825-35; earlier cuiota, cayota < MexSp coyote < Nahuatl coyotl]
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