n 1  :  a rodent of the genus Dasyprocta (esp. D. leporina)  2  :  a grizzled color of fur resulting from the barring of each hair in several alternate dark and light bands .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  act  Ac·taea  acu·ity  acuta 
 
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