Oryzomys
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Translingual
Etymology
oryzo- (“rice”) + Ancient Greek μῦς m (mûs, “mouse”), literally “rice mouse”
Proper noun
Oryzomys m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Cricetidae – certain semiaquatic rodents, rice rats.
Hypernyms
- (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
- (genus): Oryzomys palustris (marsh rice rat) - type species; Oryzomys couesi (Coues's rice rat) - selected other species
Derived terms
References
Oryzomys on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Oryzomys on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Oryzomys on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
