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coyotes Definition


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coyote
noun
    coyotes, coyote
    1. A small N American wolf with a pointed face, tawny fur and a black-tipped bushy tail, which was originally found mainly in deserts, prairies and open woodland, but is becoming increasingly known as an urban scavenger. Also called prairie wolf.
Etymology: 1820s: Mexican Spanish, from Nahuatl coyotl.



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