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Definition of Agouti
1. Noun. Agile long-legged rabbit-sized rodent of Central America and South America and the West Indies; valued as food.
Exact synonyms: Dasyprocta Aguti
Generic synonyms: Gnawer, Rodent
Group relationships: Dasyprocta, Genus Dasyprocta
Generic synonyms: Gnawer, Rodent
Group relationships: Dasyprocta, Genus Dasyprocta
Definition of Agouti
1. n. 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.
Definition of Agouti
1. Noun. A rodent similar in appearance to a guinea pig but having longer legs. ¹
2. Noun. 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 ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Agouti
1. a burrowing rodent [n -S or -ES]
Medical Definition of Agouti
1. Synonym: Dasyprocta. Origin: Fr., fr. Native Indian (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Agouti
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