Definition of "agouti" []

• A burrowing rodent of the genus Dasyprocta, native to tropical America and usually having brown fur streaked with gray. (noun)
• The alternation of light and dark bands of color in the fur of various animals, producing a grizzled appearance. (noun)

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• "Now the agouti is a very large rodent from Central and South America."
• "The agouti is a little animal resembling a rabbit."
• "Up to this point, the best way to study epigenetic effects has been a strain of mice known as agouti viable yellow."