agouti

UK: /əˈɡuːtɪ/ US: (ə go̅o̅′tē)

Inflections of 'agouti' (n):

agoutis

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agouties

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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

a•gou•ti  (ə go̅o̅′tē), n., pl. -tis, -ties. 

1. Mammals any of several short-haired, short-eared, rabbitlike rodents of the genus Dasyprocta, of South and Central America and the West Indies, destructive to sugar cane.
2. Zoology an irregularly barred pattern of the fur of certain rodents.
3. Mammals an animal having fur of this pattern.

• Tupian agutí, agoutí, acutí
• Spanish agutí
• French
• 1725–35

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

agouti, agouty, aguti / əˈɡuːtɪ/ noun ( -tis, -ties)

1. 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

Etymology: 18th Century: via French and Spanish from Guarani