HyperDic: rice_rat

English > 1 sense of the expression rice rat:
NOUNanimalrice rat, Oryzomys palustrishardy agile rat of grassy marshes of Mexico and the southeastern United States
English > rice rat: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningHardy agile rat of grassy marshes of Mexico and the southeastern United States.
SynonymOryzomys palustris
Member ofOryzomys, genus Oryzomysrice rats
BroaderratAny of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger / larger than a mouse
SpanishOryzomys palustris, rata arrocera

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