noun
or rice mouse
: any of various cricetid rats (genus Oryzomys ) abundant in moist or swampy areas from New Jersey to Venezuela ; especially : a rodent ( O. palustris ) of the southeastern United States that greatly resembles the Norway rat
noun
or rice mouse
: any of various cricetid rats (genus Oryzomys ) abundant in moist or swampy areas from New Jersey to Venezuela ; especially : a rodent ( O. palustris ) of the southeastern United States that greatly resembles the Norway rat
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012