Found 2 items, similar to agouti.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: agouti agouti n : agile long-legged rabbit-sized rodent of Central America and South America and the West Indies; valued as food [syn: Dasyprocta aguti ] [also: agouties (pl)]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Agouti Agouti \A*gou"ti\, Agouty \A*gou"ty\ ([.a]*g[=oo]"t[i^]), n. [F. agouti, acouti, Sp. aguti, fr. native name.] (Zo["o]l.) 1. 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. [1913 Webster] 2. the color of the agouti[1], a grayish-brown of grizzled texture; -- used especially to describe the color of the fur of a strain of mice. Also used attributively. [PJC]