Množina: agoutis

ETYM French agouti, acouti, Spanish aguti, from native name.
Agile long-legged rabbit-sized rodent of Central and South America and West Indies; valued as food; SYN. Dasyprocta aguti.
Guinea-piglike S American rodent.
Small rodent of the genus Dasyprocta, family Dasyproctidae. It is found in the forests of Central and South America. The agouti is herbivorous, swift-running, and about the size of a rabbit.