Definitions
A prairie canine of North America, often linked with desert clues.
Word origin
Borrowed from Spanish coyote, from a Nahuan language, from Proto-Nahuan *koyoo-tl. Compare Chinook ki-o-tī.
Used in a sentence
“Near Rio Frio we shot several handsome birds, and saw a cayjotte, or wild dog, which in size nearly approached the wolf.”
“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.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Desert canine”6 letters
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