agouti noun. [ǝ'gu:ti] Also aguti. M16.
[French, or Spanish aguti from Tupi-Guarani akutí.]
1. A long-legged rodent belonging to the genus Dasyprocta, native to Central and South America. M16.

2. (An animal having) a fur type in which each hair has alternate bands of light and dark pigmentation, usu. producing a grizzled or salt-and-pepper appearance. L19.

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