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The head of a coyote in Yosemite National Park | |
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Species: | C. latrans
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Canis latrans Say, 1823
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The coyote (Canis latrans) is a canid wild dog from North America. It is also called the prairie wolf, brush wolf or American jackal.
The word "coyote" comes from the Náhuatl (Aztec) word cóyotl.[1]