ORYZOMYS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Rice rats

Synonyms:

genus Oryzomys; Oryzomys

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Oryzomys" is a kind of...):

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Oryzomys"):

Oryzomys palustris; rice rat (hardy agile rat of grassy marshes of Mexico and the southeastern United States)

Holonyms ("Oryzomys" is a member of...):

Cricetidae; family Cricetidae (mostly small New World rodents including New World mice and lemmings and voles and hamsters)