Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913
Coyote
Coy′o·te (k?′?-t? or k?′?t), n. [Spanish Amer., fr. Mexican coyotl.] (Zoöl.) 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.