agouti
English
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editNoun
editagouti (plural agoutis)
- A rodent similar in appearance to a guinea pig but having longer legs, of the genus 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
edita rodent similar in appearance to a guinea pig but having longer legs
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See also
editFrench
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editagouti m (plural agoutis)
- agouti (rodent)
Further reading
edit- “agouti”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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