agouti

noun (plural same or agoutis)

• a large long-legged burrowing rodent related to the guinea pig, native to Central and South America.

  • Genera Cuniculus and Dasyprocta, family Dasyproctidae: several species
• [mass noun] fur in which each hair has alternate dark and light bands, producing a grizzled appearance.
• a rodent, especially a mouse, having agouti fur.