agouti

noun agou·ti \ə-ˈgü-tē\

Definition of AGOUTI

: any of a genus (Dasyprocta) of tropical American rodents about the size of a rabbit

: a grizzled color of fur resulting from the barring of each hair in several alternate dark and light bands

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French, from Spanish agutí, ultimately from Tupi akutí

First Known Use: 1625

Medical Dictionary

noun agou·ti \ə-ˈgüt-ē\

: a rodent of the genus Dasyprocta (especially D. leporina)

: a grizzled color of fur resulting from the barring of each hair in several alternate dark and light bands

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