coyote

noun

🔊/kaɪˈəʊti/, 🔊/kɔɪˈəʊti/

🔊/kaɪˈəʊti/, 🔊/ˈkaɪəʊt/

(also prairie wolf)

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a North American wild animal of the dog family丛林狼，草原狼（犬科动物，分布于北美）Topics Animalsc2
Word Originmid 18th cent.: from Mexican Spanish, from Nahuatl coyotl.