agouti

n. 刺豚鼠 [医] 刺鼠, 南美豚鼠

发音

US /əˈɡuːti/

词形变化

agoutis 复数 agoutis

别名

agouta agouty aguti

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A rodent of the genus Dasyprocta, similar in appearance to a guinea pig but having longer legs, mainly native to Central and South America.

    刺豚鼠

  2. 2.

    A fur containing a pattern of pigmentation in which individual hairs have several bands of light and dark pigment with black tips; any of several genes responsible for this pigmentation.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

rodent gnawer

相关短语

Orinoco agouti

词源

From French agouti, from Old Tupi akuti. The name of the acouchi is probably from the same source.

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