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agouti

a·gou·ti [ ə gtee ] (plural a·gou·tis or a·gou·ties)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. tropical rodent: a rabbit-sized rodent with short ears and clawed feet. Native to: tropical Central and South America.  Genus Dasyprocta.

2. striped fur: an irregularly striped pattern in the individual hairs of the fur of an agouti

[Mid-16th century. Via French or Spanish< Tupi-Guarani akutí]
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