Oryzomys
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Translingual[edit]
Etymology[edit]
oryzo- (“rice”) + Ancient Greek μῦς m (mûs, “mouse”), literally “rice mouse”
Proper noun[edit]
Oryzomys m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Cricetidae – certain semiaquatic rodents, rice rats.
Hypernyms[edit]
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia - infraclass; Rodentia - order; Myomorpha - suborder; Muroidea - superfamily; Cricetidae - family; Sigmodontinae - subfamily; Oryzomyini - tribe
Hyponyms[edit]
- (genus): Oryzomys palustris (marsh rice rat) - type species; Oryzomys couesi (Coues's rice rat) - selected other species
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
Oryzomys on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Oryzomys on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Oryzomys on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
