0 a small wild animal like a dog that lives in North America:
1 a person who is paid to secretly and illegally bring people across the border into the USU.S. from Latin America:
2 a wild animal related to dogs that lives in parts of North America, esp. in the west
Chickens need protection from predators such as coyotes, foxes, and owls.
Sergio decided to make the trip with a coyote, who would sneak a group of illegal immigrants into the US through Arizona.
He paid a coyote $1,200 and filled a backpack with food and clothes.
As they talked they heard the coyotes barking in the distance.
Seven years ago I used to go up there every year, to shoot prairie chickens, coyotes and elk.