coyote

1. (zoology) Canis latrans, a species of canine native to North America.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 […]"Synonyms: prairie wolf

2. (US, informal) A smuggler of undocumented immigrants across the land border from Latin America into the United States of America.Examples: "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."USinformal