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Definition of Rice rat
1. Noun. Hardy agile rat of grassy marshes of Mexico and the southeastern United States.
Generic synonyms: Rat
Group relationships: Genus Oryzomys, Oryzomys
Definition of Rice rat
1. Noun. a rat, ''Oryzomys palustris'', found in rice fields and grassy marshes of Mexico and the southern United States ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rice Rat
Literary usage of Rice rat
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. American Animals: A Popular Guide to the Mammals of North America North of by Witmer Stone, William Everett Cram (1902)
"Rice-field Mouse Oryzomys palustris (Harían) Also called Marsh Mouse, rice rat.
Description. Similar in general external appearance to a young Norway rat. ..."
2. American Animals: A Popular Guide to the Mammals of North America North of by Witmer Stone, William Everett Cram (1902)
"Rice-field Mouse Oryzomys palustris (Harlan) Also called Marsh Mouse, rice rat.
Description. Similar in general external appearance to a young Norway rat. ..."
3. American Animals: A Popular Guide to the Mammals of North America North of by Witmer Stone, William Everett Cram (1902)
"Rice-field Mouse Oryzomys palustris (Harlan) Also called Marsh Mouse, rice rat.
Length. 9.40 inches. Description. Similar in general external appearance to ..."
4. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"... (which is South American and includes the largest species), Sigmodon (typified
by the North American rice-rat, ..."
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