A rodent of the genus Dasyprocta, about the size of a rabbit, peculiar to South America and the West Indies. The most common species is the Dasyprocta agouti.
the color of the agouti{1}, a grayish-brown of grizzled texture; -- used especially to describe the color of the fur of a strain of mice. Also used attributively.
a coat pattern where each individual hair is banded with two or three colors.
agile long-legged rabbit-sized rodent of Central America and South America and the West Indies; valued as food
a mammal found in the rainforests and savannahs of Trinidad
ticking of the fur, each individual hair has several bands of light and dark pigment along it
a fur color pattern generally involving rings of color on the hair shafts. Chinchilla is an example of an agouti color.
The wild color of rats. It appears brown from a distance but the color is caused by bands of color on the individual hairs.
Hairs that are "ticked" with alternating bands of light and dark color, ending with a dark tip.
Thought to be a locus on the chromosome where color occurs. Sometimes also called the wild or natural color gene (this would be vicuna color in alpacas).
A coat pattern. The color of a wild rabbit. White underneath and generally beige on top interspersed with longer black guard hairs.
The agouti is a large, short-tailed rodent from rainforests in the Americas.
The natural or wild color, sometimes referred to as "normal."
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.
