coyote † [< Am. E < Am. Sp. < Nahuatl koyotl] DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
1 n.
a small wolf, Canis latrans, usually associated with the prairies but found across Canada, mainly in the region south of the range of the larger timber wolf.
See also: brush wolf (def. 1) case(d) wolf gray wolf (def. 2) loper mishagunis prairie wolf timber wolf togony
2 n.
the skin of the prairie wolf.
3 n. — Slang
a cowardly, contemptible person.
4 n. — Military Slang, Obs.
a second lieutenant.