agouti

English

Etymology

    From French agouti, from Old Tupi akuti. The name of the acouchi is probably from the same source.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /əˈɡuːti/
    • Audio (General American):(file)
    • Rhymes: -uːti

    Noun

    agouti (plural agoutis)

    1. A rodent similar in appearance to a guinea pig but having longer legs, of the genus Dasyprocta.
      • 1988, Octavia E. Butler, “Part II, Chapter 6”, in Adulthood Rites, page 99:
        Akin looked around to be certain he was unobserved, then went out to watch the agouti. He had not seen one close up before. Lilith claimed they looked like a cross between deer and rats.
    2. 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.

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    See also

    • Appendix:Animals

    French

    Etymology

      Borrowed from Old Tupi akuti.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /a.ɡu.ti/
      • Audio:(file)

      Noun

      agouti m (plural agoutis)

      1. agouti (rodent)

      Descendants

      • → English: agouti

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