Explore Agouti through 3 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like rodent. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Agouti in a sentence
Agouti meaning
- A rodent of the genus Dasyprocta, similar in appearance to a guinea pig but having longer legs, mainly native to Central and South America.
- A fur containing a pattern of pigmentation in which individual hairs have several bands of light and dark pigment with black tips; any of several genes responsible for this pigmentation.
Synonyms of Agouti
Using Agouti
- The main meaning on this page is: A rodent of the genus Dasyprocta, similar in appearance to a guinea pig but having longer legs, mainly native to Central and South America. | A fur containing a pattern of pigmentation in which individual hairs have several bands of light and dark pigment with black tips; any of several genes responsible for this pigmentation.
- Useful related words include: dasyprocta aguti, rodent, gnawer, gnawing animal.
Context around Agouti
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Agouti
- In this selection, "agouti" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, rare, mice, related and coat stand out and add context to how "agouti" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include instance in agouti mice the and npy and agouti related peptide. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "agouti" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with agouti
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
For instance, in Agouti mice, the hair appears brown because of alternation between black eumelanin production and a yellow variety of pheomelanin. (22 words)
The first group coexpresses neuropeptide Y (NPY) and agouti-related peptide (AgRP) and has stimulatory inputs to the LH and inhibitory inputs to the VMH. (25 words)
The most common coats are black and white, then less common copper-red and white, grey and white, pure white, and the rare " agouti " coat, though many individuals have blondish or piebald spotting. (33 words)
The most common coats are black and white, then less common copper-red and white, grey and white, pure white, and the rare " agouti " coat, though many individuals have blondish or piebald spotting. (33 words)
The first group coexpresses neuropeptide Y (NPY) and agouti-related peptide (AgRP) and has stimulatory inputs to the LH and inhibitory inputs to the VMH. (25 words)
For instance, in Agouti mice, the hair appears brown because of alternation between black eumelanin production and a yellow variety of pheomelanin. (22 words)
Example sentences (3)
For instance, in Agouti mice, the hair appears brown because of alternation between black eumelanin production and a yellow variety of pheomelanin.
The first group coexpresses neuropeptide Y (NPY) and agouti-related peptide (AgRP) and has stimulatory inputs to the LH and inhibitory inputs to the VMH.
The most common coats are black and white, then less common copper-red and white, grey and white, pure white, and the rare " agouti " coat, though many individuals have blondish or piebald spotting.