agouti
/əˈguːtɪ/noun
(复同单, 或agoutis)
1- a large long-legged burrowing rodent related to the guinea pig, native to Central and South America兔豚鼠。
1.1
- Genera Agouti and Dasyprocta, family Dasyproctidae: several species.兔豚鼠属和刺鼠豚属, 刺豚鼠科：数种。
1.2
- mass noun fur in which each hair has alternate dark and light bands, producing a grizzled appearance深浅环纹毛皮。
1.3
- a rodent, especially a mouse, having fur of this type深浅环纹毛皮啮齿动物（尤指鼠类）。
词源
mid 16th cent.: via French or from Spanish aguti, from Tupi akutí.