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Agouti

Agouti Meaning & Definition
Agouti Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Agouti?

[n] agile long-legged rabbit-sized rodent of Central and South America and West Indies; valued as food

Synonyms | Synonyms for Agouti: Dasyprocta aguti

Related Terms | Find terms related to Agouti:

See Also | Dasyprocta | genus Dasyprocta | gnawer | gnawing animal | rodent

Agouti In Webster's Dictionary

\A*gou"ti\, Agouty \A*gou"ty\ ([.a]*g[=oo]"t[i^]), n. [F. agouti, acouti, Sp. aguti, fr. native name.] (Zo["o]l.) A rodent of the genus {Dasyprocta}, about the size of a rabbit, peculiar to South America and the West Indies. The most common species is the {Dasyprocta agouti}.

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