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rice rat

rice rat noun: a New World rat of the genus Oryzomys, having an exceptionally long tail.

Noun

rice rat (plural rice rats)

  1. A New World rat of the genus Oryzomys, having an exceptionally long tail.
  2. A rat of the species Oryzomys palustris, found in rice fields and grassy marshes of Mexico, Central America and the southern United States.
    Synonyms:
    marsh rice rat

rice rat meaning in Vietnamese

rice rat in Vietnamese

rat of the genus Oryzomys
chuột gạo
Oryzomys palustris
chuột gạo đồng lầy

Synonyms of rice rat

Forms of rice rat

pluralrice rats

Words formed from rice rat

Questions about rice rat

What does rice rat mean?
Rice rat means a New World rat of the genus Oryzomys, having an exceptionally long tail.
What is rice rat in Vietnamese?
Rice rat in Vietnamese is chuột gạo, chuột gạo đồng lầy. See Rice rat meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is rice rat?
Rice rat is a noun.
What is the plural of rice rat?
The plural of rice rat is rice rats.

Words near rice rat in the dictionary

  1. rice pounders
  2. rice pudding
  3. rice puddings
  4. rice queen
  5. rice queens
  6. rice rat
  7. rice rats
  8. rice rocket
  9. rice rockets
  10. rice sheath mite
  11. rice shell

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