agouti Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun agile long-legged rabbit-sized rodent of Central America and South America and the West Indies; valued as food
    Dasyprocta aguti.

WordNet

A*gou"ti, A*gou"ty noun (Also<
  • Agouti
  • Agouty
)
Etymology
F. agouti, acouti, Sp. aguti, fr. native name.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) 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.

Webster 1913