資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Coyote \Coy"o*te\ (k?"?-t? or k?"?t), n. [Spanish Amer., fr.
   Mexican coyotl.] (Zo["o]l.)
   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.

資料來源 : WordNet®

Canis latrans
     n : small wolf native to western North America [syn: {coyote}, {prairie
         wolf}, {brush wolf}]