Coyote

Definitions

1. An island of El Salvador.
2. Canis latrans, a species of canine native to North America.
3. A trickster figure found in many Native American folklores.
4. A smuggler of undocumented immigrants across the land border from Latin America into the United States of America.
   US, informal

Equivalents

Examples

“Near 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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