prairie wolf

noun

1. coyote ( def 1 ).

prairie wolf

noun

1. another name for coyote

Word History and Origins

Origin of prairie wolf¹

An Americanism dating back to 1795–1805

Example Sentences

Convinced that the object moving along the ridge really was a prairie wolf, they mounted the ponies and continued into the north.

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We found that of the wild creatures that inhabited our valley, the prairie wolf was by far the most sagacious of all.

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The latter is smaller, of a dingy yellow color, and bears the generic name of prairie wolf.

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Having done that, he ordered them to ride slowly forward until he raised the cry of the prairie wolf.

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It was a long time before they finally heard the dismal call of the prairie wolf, far away toward the west.

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