acouchi

acouchy

/ (əˈkuːʃɪ) /

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noun plural -chis or -chies

any of several South American rodents of the genus Myoprocta, closely related to the agoutis but much smaller, with a white-tipped tail: family Dasyproctidae

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Word Origin for acouchi

C19: via French from a native name in Guiana

Words nearby acouchi

acorn worm, A Coruña, Acosta's disease, acotyledon, acouasm, acouchi, acousma, acoustic, acoustical cloud, acoustical surveillance, acoustical tile

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How to use acouchi in a sentence

The balsam from the trunk is highly odoriferous, and used in perfumery, and is known as balsam of acouchi; it is used in medicine.
Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture|William Saunders