Agouti Definition

ə-go͝otē
agouti, agoutis
noun
agoutis
Any of several burrowing rodents of the genus Dasyprocta, native to tropical America and having a grizzled dark brown to orange coat.
American Heritage
A rabbit-sized, nocturnal rodent (family Dasyproctidae) with grizzled fur, found in tropical America.
Webster's New World
A grizzled coat type in various animals that is produced by alternate bands of light and dark color on each hair shaft.
American Heritage

A rodent similar in appearance to a guinea pig but having longer legs.

Wiktionary

A fur containing a pattern of pigmentation in which individual hairs have several bands of light and dark pigment with black tips; any of several genes responsible for this pigmentation.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
  • Dasyprocta aguti

Other Word Forms of Agouti

Noun

Singular:
agouti
Plural:
agoutis

Origin of Agouti

  • From French agouti or Spanish agutí, both from Old Tupi akuti and other Tupian languages.

    From Wiktionary

  • French from American Spanish agutí from Guaraní acutí

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Agouti Sentence Examples

  • The agouti and the armadillo are practically extinct and the only other mammals are ground squirrels, rats, a few other small rodents, and some bats.

  • This rodent, Coelogenys (or Agouti) paca, together with one or two other tropical American species, represents a genus near akin to the agoutis and included in the family Caviidae.

  • In the true pacas, Coelogenys (or Agouti), the first front toe is small, and both the first and fifth digits of the hind-foot are much inferior in size to the other three.

  • One is the hutia (agouti) or Cuban rat, of which three species are known (Capromys Fournieri, C. melanurus and C. Poey).

  • There are six species of monkey corresponding to those of Guiana and the Amazon valley, the sloth and ant-eater, 12 known genera of rodents, including many species of Mures, the cavy, the capybara, the paca, the nutria, the agouti, the tree porcupine, Loncheres cristata, Echimys cayen and the Brazilian hare.

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