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# agouti

noun (an agouti, agoutis)

«agouti» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. An agouti is a rodent of Central and South America, with long legs, like a large guinea pig, that eats fruit and nuts. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/agouti/#m1)
2. Agouti is also a fur colour pattern where each hair has bands of light and dark, common in wild rabbits and mice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/agouti/#m2)

### In the lessons

Used in science lessons about rainforests, seed dispersal (agoutis bury Brazil nuts that later grow into trees), and genetics of animal colours.

### Examples

- The agouti buried a Brazil nut in the forest floor. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/agouti/#x1)
- Agoutis can crack very hard nuts with their sharp teeth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/agouti/#x2)
- Some buried nuts are forgotten and grow into new trees. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/agouti/#x3)
- The agouti ran into the bushes when it heard us. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/agouti/#x4)
- Our pet rabbit has agouti fur, like a wild rabbit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/agouti/#x5)
- Agoutis live in the rainforests of South America. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/agouti/#x6)

### Note

Pronounced a-GOO-tee. Plural «agoutis». It is a real animal, not a made-up one.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «agouti» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/agouti/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«agouti» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/agouti.html) on Mova free.