Oryzomys
Translingual
editEtymology
editoryzo- (“rice”) + Ancient Greek μῦς m (mûs, “mouse”), literally “rice mouse”
Proper noun
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- 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
editReferences
edit- Oryzomys on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Oryzomys on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Oryzomys on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons