1. (

• coyote ,
• prairie_wolf ,
• brush_wolf ,
• Canis_latrans

) small wolf native to western North America ;

2. (

• coyote ,

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

3. (

• coyote

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