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coyote
UK /kɔɪˈəʊt/ US /kəˈjoʊ.ti/
noun 2name 2verb 1
Collocations
5ADJ.
considered, escaped, familiar, scared
VERB + COYOTE
attacked, chased, eye, interest, made, saw
COYOTE + NOUN
cat, deer, lizard, s, tom's
PREP.
off, on, up, with
ADV.
away
Definitions
noun
1
Canis latrans, a species of canine native to North America.
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 […]
2
A smuggler of undocumented immigrants across the land border from Latin America into the United States of America.
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.
verb
1
To prospect for gold by manually digging holes into overlying earth, as into a hillside.
name
1
An island of El Salvador.
2
A trickster figure found in many Native American folklores.
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Near Rio Frio we shot several handsome birds, and saw a cayjotte, or wild dog, which in size nearly approached the wolf.
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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
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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 g
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She is being chased by a coyote.
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The coyote lived off of coffee shop scones and neighbor cats.
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Sami's dog was attacked by a coyote.
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