rice rat

English

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

• (Oryzomys palustris): marsh rice rat

Derived terms

• big-headed rice rat
• large-headed rice rat
• marsh rice rat

Translations

rat of the genus Oryzomys

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 稻鼠 (dàoshǔ)

• Finnish: riisirotta, riisirattu
• German: Reisratte
• Korean: 쌀쥐 (ssaljwi)
• Vietnamese: chuột gạo

Oryzomys palustris

• Finnish: suoriisirotta, suoriisirattu
• Korean: 습지쌀쥐 (seupjissaljwi)
• Vietnamese: chuột gạo đồng lầy

Anagrams

• Cartier, cartier, cirrate, erratic