agouti
English
Etymology
From French agouti or Spanish agutí, both from Old Tupi akuti and other Tupian languages. The name of the acouchi is probably from the same source.
Pronunciation
Noun
agouti (plural agoutis)
- A rodent similar in appearance to a guinea pig but having longer legs, of the family Dasyprocta.
- 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.
Translations
a rodent similar in appearance to a guinea pig but having longer legs
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See also
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
agouti m (plural agoutis)
- agouti (rodent)
Further reading
- “agouti”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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