Dogs vs. Coyotes — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Dogs and Coyotes
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Dogs
A domesticated carnivorous mammal (Canis familiaris syn. Canis lupus subsp. familiaris) occurring as a wide variety of breeds, many of which are traditionally used for hunting, herding, drawing sleds, and other tasks, and are kept as pets.
Coyotes
A wolflike carnivorous mammal (Canis latrans) of North and Central America, having grayish-brown or yellowish fur, large erect ears, and a drooping bushy tail. Also called prairie wolf.
Dogs
Any of various carnivorous mammals of the family Canidae, such as the dingo.
Coyotes
A firefighter who is sent to battle remote, usually very severe forest fires, often for days at a time.
Dogs
A male animal of the family Canidae, especially of a fox or a domesticated breed.
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Coyotes
(Slang) A person who smuggles undocumented immigrants into the United States, especially across the Mexican border.
Dogs
Any of various other animals, such as the prairie dog.
Coyotes
Plural of coyote
Dogs
A person
You won, you lucky dog.
Dogs
A person regarded as contemptible
You stole my watch, you dog.
Dogs
A person regarded as unattractive or uninteresting.
Dogs
Something of inferior or low quality
"The President had read the speech to some of his friends and they told him it was a dog" (John P. Roche).
Dogs
An investment that produces a low return or a loss.
Dogs
Dogs(Slang) The feet.
Dogs
See andiron.
Dogs
(Slang) A hot dog; a wiener.
Dogs
Any of various hooked or U-shaped metallic devices used for gripping or holding heavy objects.
Dogs
(Astronomy) A sundog.
Dogs
Totally; completely. Often used in combination
Dog-tired.
Dogs
To track or trail persistently
"A stranger then is still dogging us" (Arthur Conan Doyle).
Dogs
To hold or fasten with a mechanical device
"Watertight doors and hatches were dropped into place and dogged down to give the ship full watertight integrity" (Tom Clancy).
Dogs
To be persistently or inescapably associated with
Questions about his youthful indiscretions dogged him throughout his career.
Dogs
To be recurrently or persistently in the mind; haunt
Despair dogged him in his final years.
Dogs
Plural of dog
Dogs
Feet, from rhyming slang dog's meat.
My dogs are tired. Let's get a taxi.
Dogs
A greyhound racing event; the sport of greyhound racing.
I lost money at the dogs last night.
Dogs
(nautical) Fasteners securing a watertight hatch.
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