Look up: Agouti

1. Agouti
   The colour between the stripes of a Tabby cat. In non-agouti cats there is no contrast, producing a solid (self) coat.
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2. agouti
   [n] - agile long-legged rabbit-sized rodent of Central and South America and West Indies
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3. agouti
   Central American rodent that has given its name to a grey flecked coat coloration in mice caused by alternate light and dark bands on individual hairs. The gene codes for a 131 residue secreted protein that regulates phaeomelanin synthesis in melanocytes but associated with the locus are genes important in embryonic development. Mice with dominant mutation at the Ay locus develop diabetes and obesity. The agouti gene product binds to melanocortin …
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4. agouti
   Synonym: Dasyprocta. ... Origin: Fr., fr. Native Indian ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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5. agouti
   Dasyprocta aguti noun agile long-legged rabbit-sized rodent of Central America and South America and the West Indies; valued as food
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6. Agouti
   • (n.) Alt. of Agouty
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7. agouti
   any of about a dozen species of tropical American rodents resembling the small forest-dwelling hoofed animals of tropical Africa and Asia (see ... [3 related articles]
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8. agouti
   agouti (ugOO'tē) , name applied to rabbit-sized rodents of the genus Dasyprocta, found in Central and South America and in the West Indies. They have slender limbs with five front and three hind toes, rudimentary tails, and coarse rough hair that varies from reddish to dark brown depending...
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9. Agouti
   The agouti is a small rodent of the genus Dasyprocta, forming the family Dasyproctidae. There are eight or nine species found in the forests of Central and South America. The agouti is herbivorous, swift-running, and about the size of a rabbit, but resembling a slender-limbed pig, brown to yellow in...
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10. agouti
    Type: Term Pronunciation: ah-gu′tē Definitions: 1. The wildtype hair color banding found in mammals; including some felidae; hairs are lighter or gray at the base and tipped with dark or blak pigment. Multiple banding on a hair may occur. 2. A tropic rodent. See: Dasyprocta2A tropic rodent.Dasyprocta
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11. agouti
    Small rodent of the genus Dasyprocta, family Dasyproctidae. It is found in the forests of Central and South America. The agouti is herbivorous, swift-running, and about the size of a rabbit
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12. Agouti
    Used to describe Siberian Huskies, this color is the alternating bands of light and dark along each hair in the coat. Color definitions may vary by breed. Always check the breed standard for the definitive color description.
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13. Agouti
    `Agouti` refers to a number of species of rodents as well as a number of genes affecting coat coloration in several different animals. Agouti fur contains a pattern of pigmentation in which individual hairs have several bands of light and dark pigment with black tips.
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