AGOUTI


Meaning of AGOUTI in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˈgü-tē ]

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

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