agouti
English
Etymology
From 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
- IPA(key): /əˈɡuːti/
- Rhymes: -uːti
Noun
agouti (plural agoutis)
- A rodent similar in appearance to a guinea pig but having longer legs, of the family 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
a rodent similar in appearance to a guinea pig but having longer legs
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See also
- Appendix:Animals
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.ɡu.ti/
Further reading
- “agouti” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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