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单词 rice rat
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rice rat


noun

any rat of the genus Oryzomys, having an exceptionally long tail, especially O. palustris, inhabiting rice fields and marshes of the southern U.S., Mexico, and Central America.

Origin of rice rat

First recorded in 1880–85

Words nearby rice rat

rice coal, rice grass, rice paper, rice-paper tree, ricer, rice rat, ricercar, ricercare, rice weevil, ricey, rich
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Example sentences from the Web for rice rat

  • The Florida rice-rat (Sigmodon hispidus) is another well-known representative of the group.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8|Various
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