coyote

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For the coyote is a noisy creature, and those now assembling around Clancy's head--a sight strange to them--give out their triple bark, with its prolonged whine, in sound so lugubrious, that, instead of preparing for attack, one might fancy them wailing a defeat Clancy has often heard that cry, and well comprehends its meaning.

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  1. noun A small wolflike carnivorous animal (Canis latrans) native to western North America and found in many other regions of the continent. Also called prairie wolf.
  2. noun A firefighter who is sent to battle remote, usually very severe forest fires, often for days at a time.
  3. noun Slang A person who smuggles illegal immigrants into the United States, especially across the Mexican border.

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  1. American Spanish, from Nahuatl cóyotl.

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  1. from Spanish coyote, from Mexican coyotl.
 

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/kəˈyoʊtɛ/
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