coyote

coyote
[ˈkɔɪəʊt, kɔɪˈəʊti]
(复同单,或 coyotes)
  1. a wolf-like wild dog native to North America. Also called brush wolf or prairie wolf in North America
    丛林狼,草原狼(产于北美的似狼的野狗)。 北美亦称 brush wolf 或 prairie wolf
  2. Canis latrans, family Canidae
    拉丁名 Canis latrans,犬科
  3. (N. Amer. informal)a person who smuggles people from Latin America across the US border, typically for a very high fee
    (北美,非正式)(通常收取高额费用从拉丁美洲越界进入美国走私人口的)人贩子,蛇头
语源
  1. mid 18th cent.: from Mexican Spanish, from Nahuatl coyotl
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