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rice rats

rice rats is the plural of rice rat.

Meaning of rice rat

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

Questions about rice rats

What is rice rats the plural of?
Rice rats is the plural of rice rat.

Words near rice rats in the dictionary

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

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