small wolf native to western North America
"The coyote howled at the moon, its voice echoing through the quiet hills of western North America."
someone who smuggles illegal immigrants into the United States (usually across the Mexican border)
"The news report warned travelers not to trust anyone claiming they could help them cross, as many were actually coyotes looking for victims."
a forest fire fighter who is sent to battle remote and severe forest fires (often for days at a time)
"After spending three sleepless nights battling the blaze in the deep wilderness, the exhausted coyote finally collapsed on his cot."
Canis latrans, a species of canine native to North America.
"The biologist spent hours tracking the coyote through the dense brush to study its hunting patterns in the American Southwest."
To prospect for gold by manually digging holes into overlying earth, as into a hillside.
"The miners spent the summer coyoting along the ridge, patiently excavating small pits in search of veins hidden beneath the loose soil."