Agouti /(ȧ*go͡o"tĭ)/

A·gou·ti

Agouti

n.
  1. 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. (Zool.)
  2. 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.