Plural of guatin, rodent histricomorfo ( similar to the Porcupine ) who lives near the water currents, from 2 to 5 kg in weight, of the family of the dasiproctidos, abundant in Central and South America, also called agouti, neque, picure, jochi, sereque, cherenga, internal, guatuza, cotuza, ( Dasyprocta guamara and ten species more ).