Definition of Rice Rat in English :

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Rice Rat meaning in English

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Rice Rat

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Noun

1. oryzomys palustris, rice rat

hardy agile rat of grassy marshes of Mexico and the southeastern United States

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Rice Rat

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n.
Any of various rats of the tribe Oryzomyini of tropical and subtropical North, Central, and South America, especially Oryzomys palustris, a wetland species that feeds on grasses and seeds, including cultivated rice.

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