coyote UK /kɔɪˈəʊt/US /kəˈjoʊ.ti/noun 2verb 1forms 4 noun2 •Canis latrans, a species of canine native to North America.Near Rio Frio we shot several handsome birds, and saw a cayjotte, or wild dog, which in size nearly approached the wolf. — 1824 •(US, informal) A smuggler of undocumented immigrants across the land border from Latin America into the United States of America. verb1 •To prospect for gold by manually digging holes into overlying earth, as into a hillside. formscoyoted · coyoteing · coyoting · coyotes