Examples of “agouti” in a Sentence

noun A rodent of the genus Dasyprocta that looks somewhat like a guinea pig but has longer legs, found mainly in Central and South America.

• An agouti darted across the forest path in search of fallen fruit.
• The zoo keeps two agoutis in its rainforest exhibit.
• Agoutis live mainly in Central and South America.

noun A fur or coat pattern in which each hair has several bands of light and dark pigment with a black tip.

• The breeder described the rabbit's coat as agouti.
• Many wild rodents have an agouti pattern in their fur.