a large long-legged burrowing rodent related to the guinea pig, native to Central and South America 兔豚鼠
Genera Agouti and Dasyprocta, family Dasyproctidae: several species 兔豚鼠屬和刺鼠豚屬,刺豚鼠科: 數(shù)種 ■[mass noun]fur in which each hair has alternate dark and light bands, producing a grizzled appearance (刺豚鼠)深淺環(huán)紋毛皮 ■a rodent, especially a mouse, having fur of this type 深淺環(huán)紋嚙齒動(dòng)物(尤指鼠類)
語(yǔ)源
mid 16th cent.: via French or from Spanish aguti, from Tupi akutí