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Webster 1913 Edition
Agouty
{
A-gou′ti
,A-gou′ty
}(ȧ-goō′tĭ)
, Noun.
[F.
agouti
, acouti
, Sp. aguti
, fr. native name.] (Zool.)
1.
A rodent of the genus
Dasyprocta
, about the size of a rabbit, peculiar to South America and the West Indies. The most common species is the Dasyprocta agouti
. Webster 1828 Edition
Agouty
AGOUTY
,Noun.
A quadruped of the order Rodentia; arranged by naturalist in the genus Cavia. It is of the size of a rabbit. The upper part of the body is brownish, with a mixture of red and black; the belly yellowish. Three varieties are mentioned, all peculiar to South America and West Indies. It burrows in the ground, or in hollow trees; lives on vegetables; is voracious like a pig, and makes a similar grunting noise. It holds its meat in its fore paws, like a squirrel. When scared or angry, its hair is erect, and it strikes the ground with its hind feet. Its flesh is white and well tasted.