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acouchi

British  
/ əˈkuːʃɪ /

noun

  1. 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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Etymology

Origin of acouchi

C19: via French from a native name in Guiana

Example Sentences

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And in August, three pygmy marmosets and two acouchi rodents vanished.

From US News • Dec. 1, 2015

The balsam from the trunk is highly odoriferous, and used in perfumery, and is known as balsam of acouchi; it is used in medicine.

From Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture by Saunders, William

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