coyotenoun [ C ]
uk/kaɪˈəʊ.ti/us/kaɪˈoʊ.t̬i/a small wild animal like a dog that lives in North America
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Canines (dogs)
- Afghan hound
- Alsatian
- basset hound
- beagle
- bird dog
- doggy
- fox terrier
- foxhound
- German shepherd
- golden retriever
- mongrel
- mutt
- Pekinese
- pit bull terrier
- pooch
- St Bernard
- terrier
- tracker dog
- vixen
- whelp
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Examples from literature
- As they talked they heard the coyotes barking in the distance.
- Just then a coyote's wild cry sounded from the distance.
- Seven years ago I used to go up there every year, to shoot prairie chickens, coyotes and elk.
- That was no coyote, but a gray timber wolf.
- The coyotes, bears and cougars gather to the feast.