agouti

[ uh-goo-tee ]

/ əˈgu ti /

noun, plural a·gou·tis, a·gou·ties.

any of several short-haired, short-eared, rabbitlike rodents of the genus Dasyprocta, of South and Central America and the West Indies, destructive to sugar cane.

an irregularly barred pattern of the fur of certain rodents.

an animal having fur of this pattern.

Sometimes a·gou·ty .

Origin of agouti

First recorded in 1725–35; from French, from Spanish agutí, from Tupian agutí, agoutí, acutí

Words nearby agouti

agoraphobia, agoraphobic, Agostini, Agostino di Duccio, agouta, agouti, agr-, Agra, agraffe, Agram, agrammatism

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Example sentences from the Web for agouti

The material is probably the dung of the Capincha, an animal allied to the guinea-pig and the agouti.
Insect Architecture|James Rennie
It is said by the Indians that the jaguar decoys the agouti in the same manner, by counterfeiting his cry.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume VII (of 10)|Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon
It includes the tapir, the agouti, the guinea-pig, and the peccari.
Inquiries into Human Faculty and Its Development|Francis Galton
I have seen it erected on the hairy Ant-eater; and on the Agouti, one of the Rodents.
The Expression of Emotion in Man and Animals|Charles Darwin

The agouti of South America is the representative of the Dasyproctidæ.
Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon|Robert A. Sterndale

British Dictionary definitions for agouti

agouti

/ (əˈɡuːtɪ) /

noun plural -tis or -ties

any hystricomorph rodent of the genus Dasyprocta, of Central and South America and the Caribbean: family Dasyproctidae. Agoutis are agile and long-legged, with hooflike claws, and are valued for their meat

a pattern of fur in certain rodents, characterized by irregular stripes

Word Origin for agouti

C18: via French and Spanish from Guarani

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单词	agouti
释义	agouti [ uh-goo-tee ] / əˈgu ti / noun, plural a·gou·tis, a·gou·ties. any of several short-haired, short-eared, rabbitlike rodents of the genus Dasyprocta, of South and Central America and the West Indies, destructive to sugar cane. an irregularly barred pattern of the fur of certain rodents. an animal having fur of this pattern. Sometimes a·gou·ty . Origin of agouti First recorded in 1725–35; from French, from Spanish agutí, from Tupian agutí, agoutí, acutí Words nearby agouti agoraphobia, agoraphobic, Agostini, Agostino di Duccio, agouta, agouti, agr-, Agra, agraffe, Agram, agrammatism Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for agouti The material is probably the dung of the Capincha, an animal allied to the guinea-pig and the agouti. Insect Architecture\|James Rennie It is said by the Indians that the jaguar decoys the agouti in the same manner, by counterfeiting his cry. Buffon's Natural History. Volume VII (of 10)\|Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon It includes the tapir, the agouti, the guinea-pig, and the peccari. Inquiries into Human Faculty and Its Development\|Francis Galton I have seen it erected on the hairy Ant-eater; and on the Agouti, one of the Rodents. The Expression of Emotion in Man and Animals\|Charles Darwin The agouti of South America is the representative of the Dasyproctidæ. Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon\|Robert A. Sterndale British Dictionary definitions for agouti agouti / (əˈɡuːtɪ) / noun plural -tis or -ties any hystricomorph rodent of the genus Dasyprocta, of Central and South America and the Caribbean: family Dasyproctidae. Agoutis are agile and long-legged, with hooflike claws, and are valued for their meat a pattern of fur in certain rodents, characterized by irregular stripes Word Origin for agouti C18: via French and Spanish from Guarani Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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