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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Coyote

/(k?"?-t? [or] k?"?t)/ · Coy·o·te · IPA /kəˈjoʊ.ti/
01 n. A carnivorous animal (Canis latrans), allied to the dog, found in the western part of North America; -- called also prairie wolf. Its voice…
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    A carnivorous animal (Canis latrans), allied to the dog, found in the western part of North America; -- called also prairie wolf. Its voice is a snapping bark, followed by a prolonged, shrill howl.(Zool.) Also: prairie wolf