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rice rat

n.

A hardy agile rat of the genus Oryzomys, found in rice fields and marshy areas of Mexico and the southern United States.

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

Oryzomys palustris

rat - any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse

genus Oryzomys, Oryzomys - rice rats

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family Cricetidae

Oryzomys palustris

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