English Explanatory Dictionary

Coues' rice rat

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Oryzomys couesi, a semiaquatic rodent in the family Cricetidae occurring from southernmost Texas through Mexico and Central America into northwestern Colombia.

Word forms

Coues' rice rat Coues' rice rats

Etymology

Named in honor of American naturalist Elliott Coues.

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