coyote vs prairie wolf

coyote and prairie wolf both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
coyote	Yes	No	No	No
prairie wolf	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, coyote and prairie wolf are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of coyote include brush wolf, Canis latrans.

coyote (noun)	prairie wolf (noun)
small wolf native to western North America	small wolf native to western North America
a forest fire fighter who is sent to battle remote and severe forest fires (often for days at a time)
someone who smuggles illegal immigrants into the United States (usually across the Mexican border)