<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a buffy-gray, wolflike canid, <em>Canis latrans</em>, of North America, distinguished from the wolf by its relatively small size and slender build, large ears, and narrow muzzle.</li><li>a contemptible person, especially an avaricious or dishonest one.</li><li>the coyote regarded as a culture hero and trickster by American Indian tribes of the West.</li><li>a person who smuggles immigrants, especially Latin Americans, into the U.S. for a fee.</li></ul>