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coyote

/kahy-oh-tee, kahy-oht/US // kaɪˈoʊ ti, ˈkaɪ oʊt //UK // (ˈkɔɪəʊt, kɔɪˈəʊt, kɔɪˈəʊtɪ) //

小狼,土狼,郊狼,狼

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural coy·o·tes, coy·o·te.

    • : 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.
    • : Slang. a contemptible person, especially an avaricious or dishonest one.
    • : American Indian Legend. the coyote regarded as a culture hero and trickster by American Indian tribes of the West.
    • : Slang. a person who smuggles immigrants, especially Latin Americans, into the U.S. for a fee.

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Examples

  • Some videos show coyotes walking through driveways, right under basketball hoops.

  • They actively communicated with one another—not unlike the coyote and badger who starred in a viral video last year, with the coyote making a distinctive canine play bow to invite the badger along.

  • Many red wolves lost their lives through run-ins with cars or when they were shot by people who mistook them for coyotes.

  • Another sticky situation that could have contributed to the dire wolf’s demise is the introduction of more modern-day dire wolf-like species, such as wolves and coyotes, and the diseases they may have brought along with them.

  • He’s curious about the way animals think and move, including his four dogs, as well as ants, earthworms and the coyotes that gobble pecans from nearby trees.

  • He hoped it made him look like a coyote hunter, out for bounties.

  • Every once in awhile somebody spotted a coyote scurrying past along the side of the road, and the whole bus leaped in its seat.

  • Wile E. Coyote is running after the Road Runner and eventually finds he has run off a cliff.

  • To accomplish this goal, Netanyahu used a simple chart that looked like a Wile E. Coyote bomb.

  • Like Wile E. Coyote, they will keep running until everyone else recognizes that there is no ground beneath their feet.

  • There followed a yelp, and the animal—coyote or wolf—could be heard scurrying away.

  • As Gale and Phyllis lay down on their bed of boughs in the tent with Valerie, a coyote howled dismally in the distance.

  • But on general principles it is my opinion that a colt out of a coyote and a wild-cat is no square dog, but doubtful.

  • But the Coyote smelled the blood of the Deer and was beside himself with hunger.

  • Coyote began the creation of the earth, but Eagle completed it.