- a buffy-gray, wolflike canid, Canis latrans, of North America, distinguished from the wolf by its relatively small size and its slender build, large ears, and narrow muzzle.
- a contemptible person, especially an avaricious or dishonest one.
- the coyote regarded as a culture hero and trickster by American Indian tribes of the West.
- a person who smuggles immigrants, especially Latin Americans, into the U.S. for a fee.
- a predatory canine mammal, Canis latrans, related to but smaller than the wolf, roaming the deserts and prairies of North America
- (in Native American legends of the West) a trickster and culture hero represented as a man or as an animal
