Canis latrans

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Canis latrans
    n 1: small wolf native to western North America [syn: {coyote},
         {prairie wolf}, {brush wolf}, {Canis latrans}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Coyote \Coy"o*te\ (k?"?-t? or k?"?t), n. [Spanish Amer., fr.
   Mexican coyotl.] (Zool.)
   A carnivorous animal ({Canis latrans}), allied to the dog,
   found in the western part of North America; -- called also
   {prairie wolf}. Its voice is a snapping bark, followed by a
   prolonged, shrill howl.
   [1913 Webster]