n.
Pronunciation: ə - ' gü-t ē
Function: noun
Etymology: French, from Spanish agutí, ultimately from Tupi akutí
Date: 1625
1 : any of a genus ( Dasyprocta ) of tropical American rodents about the size of a rabbit
2 : a grizzled color of fur resulting from the barring of each hair in several alternate dark and light bands
agouti 1