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coyote
CEFRB1
/kəˈjoʊ.ti/
noun
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In plain English
- 01
noun
A wild animal from North America related to the wolf.
- 02
noun
Extra detailA smuggler of undocumented immigrants across the land border from Latin America into the United States of America.
Examples
She is being chased by a coyote.
The coyote lived off of coffee shop scones and neighbor cats.
At a glance
Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 4
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 3
- Synonyms
- 1
Also pronounced
- /kaɪˈəʊ.ti/
- /kaɪˈoʊ.ti/
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsTo prospect for gold by manually digging holes into overlying earth, as into a hillside.
Canis latrans, a species of canine native to North America.
More examples
In contextNear Rio Frio we shot several handsome birds, and saw a cayjotte, or wild dog, which in size nearly approached the wolf.
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 […]
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.
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Origin
noun
Borrowed from Spanish coyote, from a Nahuan language, from Proto-Nahuan *koyoo-tl. Compare Chinook ki-o-tī.