English noun: coyote | |||
1. | coyote (animal) small wolf native to western North America | ||
Synonyms | brush wolf, Canis latrans, prairie wolf | ||
Broader (hypernym) | wolf | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | coydog | ||
2. | coyote (person) someone who smuggles illegal immigrants into the United States (usually across the Mexican border) | ||
Broader (hypernym) | contrabandist, moon curser, moon-curser, runner, smuggler | ||
3. | coyote (person) a forest fire fighter who is sent to battle remote and severe forest fires (often for days at a time) | ||
Broader (hypernym) | fire warden, forest fire fighter, ranger | ||