agouti

== English == === Etymology === From French agouti, from Old Tupi akuti. The name of the acouchi is probably from the same source. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /əˈɡuːti/ Rhymes: -uːti === Noun === agouti (plural agoutis) A rodent of the genus Dasyprocta, similar in appearance to a guinea pig but having longer legs, mainly native to Central and South America. 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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === Appendix:Animals == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Old Tupi akuti. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.ɡu.ti/ === Noun === agouti m (plural agoutis) agouti (rodent) ==== Descendants ==== → English: agouti === Further reading === “agouti”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012