A coyote is a wild animal in the dog family, smaller than a wolf, native to western North America and Mexico — though actually they now live in many more places, even at the edge of cities, because they are clever about people and leftover food. They hunt small animals, sometimes in pairs or loose groups, and they are famous for night calls that sound like a mix of a howl and a yip.

A coyote郊狼 is是 a wild animal in the dog family一種犬科的野生動物，smaller than a wolf比狼小，native to western North America and Mexico原生在北美西部和墨西哥——though actually不過其實 they now live in many more places牠們現在住的地方多很多，even at the edge of cities甚至到了城市邊緣，because they are clever about people and leftover food因為牠們很懂得利用人類和剩下的食物。They牠們 hunt small animals會獵捕小動物，sometimes in pairs or loose groups有時候成對或鬆散的一群一起行動，and they are famous for night calls而且牠們的夜間叫聲很有名，that sound like a mix of a howl and a yip聽起來像長嚎和短吠混在一起。

People stretch the name: along the US–Mexico border, a coyote can also mean a person who is paid to guide others across, a harsh, informal use taken from the animal. The everyday word is just the animal.

People stretch the name大家把這個名字用得更寬：along the US–Mexico border在美墨邊境，a coyote coyote這個字也可以指 a person who is paid to guide others across一個收錢帶人偷渡過邊境的人，a harsh, informal use taken from the animal這是從動物那裡借來的說法，語氣比較粗、也很口語。The everyday word平常講的意思 is just the animal就只是指這種動物。

In American English most people say it in three parts, kai-OH-tee; some older western voices say two parts, kai-ote. It is an ordinary nature word, not slang, unless you mean that border sense.

In American English在美式英語裡 most people say it in three parts大部分人會唸成三個音節，kai-OH-tee，some older western voices有些西部地區年紀比較大的人 say two parts會唸成兩個音節，kai-ote。It is它是 an ordinary nature word一個普通的自然用語，not slang不是俚語，unless you mean that border sense除非你是指邊境那個意思。