agouti

agouti
[əˈguːti]
(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
  2. Genera Agouti and Dasyprocta, family Dasyproctidae: several species
    兔豚鼠属和刺鼠豚属,刺豚鼠科: 数种
    ■[mass noun]fur in which each hair has alternate dark and light bands, producing a grizzled appearance
    (刺豚鼠)深浅环纹毛皮
    ■a rodent, especially a mouse, having fur of this type
    深浅环纹啮齿动物(尤指鼠类)
语源
  1. mid 16th cent.: via French or from Spanish aguti, from Tupi akutí
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