coyote

noun

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

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

small wolf native to western North America

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The word coyote breaks down into one root of Nahuatl origin: the root coyote-, from Nahuatl coyotl (“coyote”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.