- any of several short-haired, short-eared, rabbitlike rodents of the genus Dasyprocta, of South and Central America and the West Indies, destructive to sugarcane.
- an irregularly barred pattern of the fur of certain rodents.
- an animal having fur of this pattern.
- any hystricomorph rodent of the genus Dasyprocta, of Central and South America and the Caribbean: family Dasyproctidae. Agoutis are agile and long-legged, with hooflike claws, and are valued for their meat
- a pattern of fur in certain rodents, characterized by irregular stripes
