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rice rat

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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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Noun1.rice rat - hardy agile rat of grassy marshes of Mexico and the southeastern United Statesrice 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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pennsylvanicus), harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys megalotis), cotton rat (Sigmodon hispidus), and marsh rice rat (Oryzomys palustrus).
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