agouti

{ } n. [ 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. the color of the agouti{ 1 }, a grayish-brown of grizzled texture; -- used especially to describe the color of the fur of a strain of mice. Also used attributively. [ PJC ]