Agouti
A`gou´ti Pronunciation: å`gŌ´tĭ
| n. | 1. | (Zool.) 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. |
| 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. |
| Noun | 1. |  agouti - agile long-legged rabbit-sized rodent of Central America and South America and the West Indies; valued as foodSynonyms: Dasyprocta aguti |