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ORYZOMYS PALUSTRIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Oryzomys palustris mean? 

ORYZOMYS PALUSTRIS (noun)
  The noun ORYZOMYS PALUSTRIS has 1 sense:

1. hardy agile rat of grassy marshes of Mexico and the southeastern United Statesplay

  Familiarity information: ORYZOMYS PALUSTRIS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ORYZOMYS PALUSTRIS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Hardy agile rat of grassy marshes of Mexico and the southeastern United States

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Oryzomys palustris; rice rat

Hypernyms ("Oryzomys palustris" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("Oryzomys palustris" is a member of...):

genus Oryzomys; Oryzomys (rice rats)


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