wolf vs coyote
coyote vs wolfwolf and coyote both are nouns.
wolf is a verb but coyote is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| wolf | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| coyote | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
coyote is a hyponym of
wolf; that is, coyote is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
wolf:
- wolf: any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
- coyote: small wolf native to western North America
Other hyponyms of wolf include
wolf cub, wolf pup, Canis lupus, gray wolf, grey wolf, timber wolf, Arctic wolf, Canis lupus arctos, white wolf, Canis niger, Canis rufus, maned wolf, red wolf, brush wolf, Canis latrans, prairie wolf.
| wolf (noun) | coyote (noun) |
|---|---|
| any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs | small wolf native to western North America |
| a man who is aggressive in making amorous advances to women | a forest fire fighter who is sent to battle remote and severe forest fires (often for days at a time) |
| a cruelly rapacious person | someone who smuggles illegal immigrants into the United States (usually across the Mexican border) |
| wolf (verb) | coyote (verb) |
|---|---|
| eat hastily |
Words related to "wolf"
- Arctic wolf
- Canis
- Canis latrans
- Canis lupus
- Canis lupus arctos
- Canis niger
- Canis rufus
- aggressor
- assailant
- assaulter
- attacker
- beast
- brush wolf
- brute
- canid
- canine
- coyote
- depreciation
- derogation
- disparagement
- eat
- genus Canis
- gray wolf
- grey wolf
- maned wolf
- masher
- philanderer
- prairie wolf
- red wolf
- savage
- skirt chaser
- timber wolf
- white wolf
- wildcat
- wolf cub
- wolf down
- wolf pup
- woman chaser
- womaniser
- womanizer
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