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Definition of: agouti
(ə·g
′tē) noun plural ·tis or ·ties
1. A tropical American rodent (genus Dasyprocta or Myoprocta), of grizzly color, little larger than a rabbit, with three hind toes.
2. A grizzled appearance of fur resulting from bands of light and dark coloration on each hair. Also a·gou′ty. [<F <Sp. aguti <Tupian]
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