Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rice rat

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.02 in modern English

Syllables: rice rat
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A New World rat of the genus Oryzomys, having an exceptionally long tail.

noun

A rat of the species Oryzomys palustris, found in rice fields and grassy marshes of Mexico, Central America and the southern United States.

Inflected Forms

rice rats (plural)

Phrases

big-headed rice rat large-headed rice rat marsh rice rat

Synonyms

marsh rice rat oryzomys palustris

Questions

What does rice rat mean?: A New World rat of the genus Oryzomys, having an exceptionally long tail.

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