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Where does “agouti” come from?

agouti (English) comes from French agouti, from Old Tupi akuti, from Sanskrit आकूति.

agouti (English): A rodent similar in appearance to a guinea pig...

Definitions

  1. A rodent similar in appearance to a guinea pig...

Ancestry of “agouti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchagoutiagouti
2Old Tupiakutiagouti
3Sanskritआकूति—

Words derived from “agouti”

  • nonagouti
  • pseudoagouti
  • Agoutidae
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