agouti

(ə go̵̅o̅tē)

noun pl. agoutis

a rabbit-sized, nocturnal rodent (family Dasyproctidae) with grizzled fur, found in tropical America
also sp. agouty

Origin: Fr (? via Sp agutí) < Tupí-Guaraní akutí

See agouti in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. a·gou·tis
  1. A burrowing rodent of the genus Dasyprocta, native to tropical America and usually having brown fur streaked with gray.
  2. The alternation of light and dark bands of color in the fur of various animals, producing a grizzled appearance.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , from American Spanish agutí

Origin: , from Guarani acutí

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