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Definition: Coyote |
CoyoteNoun1. Small wolf native to western North America. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "coyote" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1550. (references) |
Synonyms: CoyoteSynonyms: brush wolf (n), prairie wolf (n). (additional references) |
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Coyotes are only found in North America.
Coyotes may occasionally assemble in small packs, but normally hunt alone.
Despite being extensively hunted, the coyote is one of the few medium-to-large-sized animals that has enlarged its territory since human encroachment began (another is the raccoon). Coyotes have moved into most of the areas of North America formerly occupied by wolves, and the "dog" you see scrounging from a suburban trashcan may in fact be a coyote.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Coyote."
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Animal | Fox, Reynard, vixen, stag, deer, hart, buck, doe, roe; caribou, coyote, elk, moose, musk ox, sambar. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Coyote |
| English words defined with "coyote": coydog ♦ Prairie wolf ♦ varment, varmint. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "coyote": Coyotillo. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Coyote" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Dutch (coyote), French (coyote), Italian (coyote), Spanish (coyote, prairie wolf). |
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Screenplays | In your face, space coyote! (The Simpsons; writing credit: Artur Brauner; Paul Hengge) He takes on a series of strange body habits, like sleeping like a coyote, nose to anus. (Werewolf; writing credit: Brad Hornbacher; Tony Zarindast) Wile E. Coyote would come up with a better plan than that! (Farscape; writing credit: Olivier Cauvin) It's a sad, depressing story about a pathetic coyote who spends every waking moment in the futile persuit of a sadistic roadrunner, who mocks him and laughs at him as he is repeatedly crushed and maimed. (UHF; writing credit: 'Weird Al' Yankovic; Jay Levey) | |
Movie/TV Titles | The Sierra Coyote Carlo (1973) El Coyote (1972) Dos mil dólares por Coyote (1966) The Solid Tin Coyote (1966) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | A "tame" coyote - party pet Triangulation party of E. O. Heaton. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | Coyote tracks at Iron Mountain Mine. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center. |
 | Nancy Harms portrays a woman pioneer with a rifle and a coyote pelt. Credit: John Craig. |  | Alvord Desert WSA, Coyote Lake Sand Dunes and a Showy Penstamen (sp?). (2-74). Credit: Scott Moore. |
 | Jordan Craters Coyote. Credit: Chuck Telford. |  | Oval-leaved buck wheat at Coyote Lake Sand Dunes in the Alvord Desert WSA. (2-74). Credit: Scott Moore. |
 | Coyote. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | El nuevo coyote. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Coon Cons Coyote : an Indian "X-rated" comedy directed by Hanay Geiogamah. Credit: Library of Congress. | ||
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 | Coyote howling. |
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Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | Well, once my old man hung up a dead coyote in that tree. |
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Health | The coyote is one of the best runners in the canine family. (references) | |
As with all wild animals, you should never touch or approach a coyote. (references) | ||
Don't touch a fox, coyote, or other wild canine, dead or alive, unless you are wearing gloves. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Coyote" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 64.71% of the time. "Coyote" is used about 17 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 64.71% | 11 | 106,044 |
| Noun (proper) | 17.65% | 3 | 202,518 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 11.76% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 5.88% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 17 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Country | Name |
| USA | Coyote Sports, Inc. |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
1. Coyote, CA |
Expressions using "coyote": coyote blasting ♦ coyote brush ♦ coyote bush ♦ Coyote Medicine ♦ Coyote State. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
coyote | 1,496 | road runner and coyote | 41 |
coyote ugly | 1,085 | coyote urine | 39 |
coyote hunting | 221 | coyote dos | 39 |
phoenix coyote | 202 | coyote creek golf course | 38 |
coyote picture | 178 | coyote lake | 37 |
wile e coyote | 177 | el coyote y su banda | 37 |
coyote ugly soundtrack | 155 | coyote ugly las vegas | 36 |
coyote animal | 133 | coyote hills golf course | 35 |
wile coyote | 106 | coyote ugly saloon | 34 |
peter coyote | 85 | coyote bar | 33 |
coyote joes | 65 | the coyote crossing | 32 |
coyote ugly lyrics | 61 | jupiter coyote | 30 |
bar coyote ugly | 57 | coyote photo | 29 |
coyote creek | 50 | coyote ugly movie | 29 |
coyote ugly soundtrack lyrics | 49 | coyote linux | 28 |
coyote cafe | 46 | wilee coyote | 28 |
coyote shiver | 45 | coyote moon | 27 |
el coyote | 45 | bar coyote hardware | 26 |
coyote point | 45 | wiley coyote | 26 |
coyote creek golf | 44 | coyote sound | 26 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "coyote"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | ujk i stepave të amerikës, kojotë (prairie wolf). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | ذئب شمال أمريكي, القيوط ذئب. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Blackfoot | aapí'si. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | сев.-ам. вълк, койот (prairie wolf). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 土狼. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | kojot. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | kammersprængning (chamber blasting, coyote blasting). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | prairiewolf, coyote. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Esperanto | kojoto. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | گرگ صحراءی امریکای شمالی . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | coyote. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | kojote. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | λύκοσ τησ βόρειασ αμερικήσ. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | זאב ערבות. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | prérifarkas (prairie wolf). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | anjing hutan. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | coyote, cane della prateria. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | ""테. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | moddey thallooin. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Papago | ban. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | oyotecay coiote, lobo de américa. (various references) койот (prairie wolf, prairie-wolf). (various references) kojot. (various references) coyote (prairie wolf). (various references) prärievarg (prairie wolf). (various references) kır kurdu (prairie wolf), çakal (jackal). (various references) степовий вовк, койот (prairie wolf). (various references) ch'omak (fox), ch'amak (fox). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "coyote": coyotes. (additional references) | |
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"Coyote" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: cayote, Ciobotea, coite, Colyte, coote, cooti, Coryate, cosycot, cotote, coyete, coyot, coyotee, coyotl, coyotte, coyyote, Cuyo, cyote, Cytob, Cytodex, kiot, Kouyate, Ocotea, o'yore. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "coyote" (pronounced kīō"tē or kī"ōt) |
| 3 | -ō" t ē | doty, Quixote, Roti. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: oocyte. | |
| Words within the letters "c-e-o-o-t-y" | |
-1 letter: cooey. | |
-2 letters: coot, cote, toyo. | |
-3 letters: coo, cot, coy, oot, toe, too, toy, tye, yet. | |
-4 letters: et, oe, oy, to, ye, yo. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-e-o-o-t-y" | |
+1 letter: coyotes, oocytes. | |
+2 letters: cetology, gonocyte, monocyte. | |
+3 letters: boycotted, boycotter, coenocyte, collotype, cotyledon, fetoscopy, gonocytes, lobectomy, monocytes, osteocyte. | |
+4 letters: amoebocyte, autecology, boycotters, choanocyte, chocolatey, coenocytes, coenocytic, collotypes, corporeity, cotyledons, coulometry, covetously, cyclostome, cystoscope, cytochrome, cytologies, dictyosome, exocytoses, exocytosis, exocytotic, motorcycle, mycetozoan, mythopoeic, osteocytes, procaryote, protectory, sociometry, technology. | |
+5 letters: amoebocytes, choanocytes, chronometry, colorimetry, compositely, controversy, corporately, cosmetology, counterploy, courteously, cyclostomes, cyproterone, cystoscopes, cytochromes, dicotyledon, dictyosomes, electrology, embolectomy, endocytoses, endocytosis, endocytotic, eschatology, gonadectomy, motorcycled, motorcycles, mycetozoans, mythopoetic, ovariectomy, phagocytose, phytochrome, pinocytoses, procaryotes, proteolytic, retinoscopy, stereoscopy, thrombocyte, totipotency, tracheotomy. | |
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