'Coyote' definitions:

Definition of 'coyote'

noun

Small wolf native to western North America [syn: coyote, prairie wolf, brush wolf, Canis latrans]

noun

Someone who smuggles illegal immigrants into the United States (usually across the Mexican border)

noun

A forest fire fighter who is sent to battle remote and severe forest fires (often for days at a time)

From: GCIDE

Coyote \Coy"o*te\ (k?"?-t? or k?"?t), n. [Spanish Amer., fr. Mexican coyotl.] (Zool.) 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. [1913 Webster]