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agouti

noun
/əˈɡuːti/

Etymology

From French agouti, from Old Tupi akuti. The name of the acouchi is probably from the same source.

  1. derived from akuti
  2. borrowed from agouti

Definitions

  1. A rodent of the genus Dasyprocta, similar in appearance to a guinea pig but having longer…

    A rodent of the genus Dasyprocta, similar in appearance to a guinea pig but having longer legs, mainly native to Central and South America.

    • Akin looked around to be certain he was unobserved, then went out to watch the agouti. He had not seen one close up before. Lilith claimed they looked like a cross between deer and rats.

  2. A fur containing a pattern of pigmentation in which individual hairs have several bands…

    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.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA