Coyote

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Coyote \Coy"o*te\ (k?"?-t? or k?"?t), n. [Spanish Amer., fr.
     Mexican coyotl.] (Zool.)
     A carnivorous animal ({Canis latrans}), allied to the dog,
     found in the western part of North America; -- called also
     {prairie wolf}. Its voice is a snapping bark, followed by a
     prolonged, shrill howl.


     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  coyote
       n 1: small wolf native to western North America [syn: {prairie
            wolf}, {brush wolf}, {Canis latrans}]
       2: someone who smuggles illegal immigrants into the United
          States (usually acress the Mexican border)
       3: a forest fire fighter who is sent to battle remote and
          severe forest fires (often for days at a time)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Coyote, CA
    Zip code(s): 95013