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Meaning of Agouti | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
əˈɡuːti

Definitions

  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.
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  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.
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Equivalents

Afrikaans agoeti
العربية الأغوطي
Deutsch Aguti
Suomi aguti
Français agouti
Italiano aguti
한국어 아구티
Nederlands agoeti
Português cutiá
Română aguti
Русский агути

Examples

“Akin looked around to be certain he was unobserved, then went out to watch the agouti. He had not seen one close up before. Lilith claimed they looked like a cross between deer and rats.”

CEFR level

B1
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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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