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A0147100 (ə-go͞o′tē)n. pl. a·go·tis or a·gou·ti 1. Any of several burrowing rodents of the genus Dasyprocta, native to tropical America and having a grizzled dark brown to orange coat.2. A grizzled coat type in various animals that is produced by alternate bands of light and dark color on each hair shaft.

[French, from American Spanish agutí, from Guaraní acutí.]

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n, pl -tis or -ties1. (Animals) 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 meat2. (Zoology) a pattern of fur in certain rodents, characterized by irregular stripes[C18: via French and Spanish from Guarani]

a•gou•ti

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n., pl. -tis, -ties. 1. any of several short-eared, rabbitlike New World rodents of the genus Dasyprocta, common from Mexico to Peru. 2. an irregularly barred pattern of the fur of certain rodents. [1725–35; < French < Sp agutí < Tupi agutí]

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agouti - agile long-legged rabbit-sized rodent of Central America and South America and the West Indies; valued as foodDasyprocta agutignawer, rodent - relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawingDasyprocta, genus Dasyprocta - type genus of the Dasyproctidae: agoutis

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agouti

(əgo͞o`tē), name applied to rabbit-sized rodents of the genus Dasyprocta, found in Central and South America and in the West Indies. They have slender limbs with five front and three hind toes, rudimentary tails, and coarse rough hair that varies from reddish to dark brown depending upon the species. Agoutis are forest dwellers; they eat fruits, leaves, roots, nuts, and sugarcane. They are good swimmers and fast runners. Agouti is occasionally used instead of Cuniculus as the generic name of the related paca, or spotted cavycavy
, name for 14 species of South American rodents of the family Caviidae, including the domestic guinea pig. The wild cavies are usually small, rounded, and tailless, with fur of a uniform shade of brown.
..... Click the link for more information. . Agoutis are classified in the phylum ChordataChordata
, phylum of animals having a notochord, or dorsal stiffening rod, as the chief internal skeletal support at some stage of their development. Most chordates are vertebrates (animals with backbones), but the phylum also includes some small marine invertebrate animals.
..... Click the link for more information. , subphylum Vertebrata, class Mammalia, order Rodentia, family Dasyproctidae.

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[ə′güd·ē] (vertebrate zoology) A hystricomorph rodent, Dasyprocta, in the family Dasyproctidae, with 13 species.

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(ah-gu'tē), 1. The wildtype hair color banding found in mammals; including some felidae; hairs are lighter or gray at the base and tipped with dark or blak pigment. Multiple banding on a hair may occur.
See also: Dasyprocta. 2. A tropic rodent. See: Dasyprocta. [Fr., native Indian]

Agouti

Molecular biology A gene expressed during the hair-growth cycle in the neonatal skin of mice, in which it is a paracrine regulator of pigmentation. The secreted agouti protein antagonises binding of alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone to its receptor (melanocortin 1 receptor) on the surface of hair bulb melanocytes, altering intracellular cAMP levels. Because of its role in regulating coat colour, agouti has served as a model of gene action and interaction.
Zoology A popular term for any of the guinea pig-like rodents of the genus Dasyprocta, which are native to the Western Hemisphere.

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a fur coloration in which there are alternating light and dark bands of colour on the individual hairs, giving a speckled brownish appearance. Such a fur coloration is found in mammals such as rabbits, rats and mice.

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noun agile long-legged rabbit-sized rodent of Central America and South America and the West Indies

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