Prairie wolf (6)
I believe the answer is:
coyote
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">prairie wolf</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that prairie wolf can be written as coyote)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for coyote that I've seen before include "-- State, South Dakota" , "N. American wild dog" , "predatory creature" , "howler" , "Wild prairie dog in America" .)