Transcription
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- [kahy-oh-tee, kahy-oht]
- /kaɪˈoʊ ti, ˈkaɪ oʊt/
- /kaɪˈəʊ.ti/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kahy-oh-tee, kahy-oht]
- /kaɪˈoʊ ti, ˈkaɪ oʊt/
Definitions of coyote word
- countable noun coyote A coyote is a small wolf which lives in the plains of North America. 3
- noun coyote a predatory canine mammal, Canis latrans, related to but smaller than the wolf, roaming the deserts and prairies of North America 3
- noun coyote (in Native American legends of the West) a trickster and culture hero represented as a man or as an animal 3
- noun coyote a wild animal (Canis latrans) of the dog family, native to the North American plains: it resembles a small wolf 3
- noun coyote a smuggler of illegal aliens from Mexico into the U.S. 3
- noun plural coyote Also called prairie wolf. a buffy-gray, wolflike canid, Canis latrans, of North America, distinguished from the wolf by its relatively small size and its slender build, large ears, and narrow muzzle. 1
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Origin of coyote
First appearance:
before 1825 One of the 37% newest English words
1825-35; earlier cuiota, cayota < Mexican Spanish coyote < Nahuatl coyōtl
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Parts of speech for Coyote
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coyote popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for coyote
noun coyote
- mutt — a dog, especially a mongrel.
- cur — A cur is an unfriendly dog, especially a mongrel.
- wolf — any of several large carnivorous mammals of the genus Canis, of the dog family Canidae, especially C. lupus, usually hunting in packs, formerly common throughout the Northern Hemisphere but now chiefly restricted to the more unpopulated parts of its range.
- chow — Food can be referred to as chow.
- hound — Nautical. either of a pair of fore-and-aft members at the lower end of the head of a mast, for supporting the trestletrees, that support an upper mast at its heel. Compare cheek (def 12).
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