a·gou·ti

(ə-go͞o′tē)

n. pl. a·go·tis or a·gou·ti

1. Any of several burrowing rodents of the genus Dasyprocta, native to tropical America and having a grizzled dark brown to orange coat.

2. A grizzled coat type in various animals that is produced by alternate bands of light and dark color on each hair shaft.

[French, from American Spanish agutí, from Guaraní acutí.]

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agouti

agouty

aguti

n, pl -tis or -ties

1. (Animals) any hystricomorph rodent of the genus Dasyprocta, of Central and South America and the Caribbean: family Dasyproctidae. Agoutis are agile and long-legged, with hooflike claws, and are valued for their meat

2. (Zoology) a pattern of fur in certain rodents, characterized by irregular stripes

[C18: via French and Spanish from Guarani]

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a•gou•ti

(əˈgu ti)

n., pl. -tis, -ties.

1. any of several short-eared, rabbitlike New World rodents of the genus Dasyprocta, common from Mexico to Peru.

2. an irregularly barred pattern of the fur of certain rodents.

[1725–35; < French < Sp agutí < Tupi agutí]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

agouti - agile long-legged rabbit-sized rodent of Central America and South America and the West Indies; valued as food

Dasyprocta aguti

gnawer, rodent - relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing

Dasyprocta, genus Dasyprocta - type genus of the Dasyproctidae: agoutis

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References in classic literature

Occasionally a deer, or a Guanaco (wild Llama) may be seen; but the Agouti (Cavia Patagonica) is the commonest quadruped.

It is a singular fact, that although the Agouti is not now found as far south as Port St.

Bad as the country was, ostriches, deer, agoutis, and armadilloes, were abundant.

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On these same plains of La Plata, we see the agouti and bizcacha, animals having nearly the same habits as our hares and rabbits and belonging to the same order of Rodents, but they plainly display an American type of structure.

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The similar number of MC1R haplotypes and much higher number of agouti signaling protein haplotypes were found in different goat populations [3,29,30].

Sequence characterization and polymorphism of melanocortin 1 receptor gene in some goat breeds with different coat color of Mongolia

Both researchers were returning from a meeting and were chatting about Pires' doctoral thesis and how she had found agoutis, a rodent native to northern and central South America, to be highly efficient seed dispersers for certain native tree species, especially the Joannesia princeps, which is listed as vulnerable under the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List of Threatened Species.

in the City a Jungle Revives: A ONCE-EMPTIED WOODLAND IN THE HEART OF RIO DE JANEIRO IS FILLING UP AGAIN

As with the agouti and coypu, the Guinea pig may also present characteristics to the human being during the embryonic phase.

Skin Development in 14 to 60-Day-Old Guinea Pig Fetus/Desarrollo de la Piel del Feto de Conejillo de Indias de 14 a 60 Dias

The agouti is a rodent of an average weight of 4.5 kg.

Understanding mammary activity in red-rumped agouti and implications for management and conservation of this Neotropical game species/Compreendendo a atividade mamaria na cutia e as implicacoes para o manejo e a conservacao desta especie cinegetica Neotropical

[A.sup.vy] farelerle yapilan calismada, hamilelik doneminde folat gibi metil donorlerinin eksikliginde agouti lokusunun hipometile oldugu ve yavrularda obezite prevalansinin ve kanser riskinin arttigi gosterilmistir (32).

KAZANILMIS EPIGENETIK DEGISIKLIKLERIN KALITIMI VE HASTALIKLARA YATKINLIKTAKI ROLU/INHERITANCE OF ACQUIRED EPIGENETIC MODIFICATIONS AND ITS ROLE IN DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY

The gestation period in agouti is about three and a half months, giving birth to two precocial young (Brown, 1936; Roth-Kolar, 1957; Nieuwendijk, 1980; Sousa et al., 2012; Fortes et al., 2013).

Perfil de la progesterona plasmatica durante durante la prenez y celo posparto del Dasyprocta prymnolopha (Rodentia: Dasyproctidae)