Meaning Of The Word Agouti

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agouti in American English
a rabbit-sized, nocturnal rodent (family Dasyproctidae) with grizzled fur, found in tropical America
noun: 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

agouti in British English
noun: 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

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