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acouchi
/ əˈkuːʃɪ /
noun
- 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 History and Origins
Origin of acouchi1
C19: via French from a native name in Guiana
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Example Sentences
And in August, three pygmy marmosets and two acouchi rodents vanished.
From US News
The balsam from the trunk is highly odoriferous, and used in perfumery, and is known as balsam of acouchi; it is used in medicine.
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