Main Entry:

agou·ti

Pronunciation:

\ə-ˈgü-tē\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

French, from Spanish agutí, ultimately from Tupi akutí

Date:

1625

1 : any of a genus (Dasyprocta) of tropical American rodents about the size of a rabbit 2 : a grizzled color of fur resulting from the barring of each hair in several alternate dark and light bands

[agouti illustration]