Etymology

Coues' rice rat

Today it means: Oryzomys couesi, a semiaquatic rodent in the family Cricetidae occurring from southernmost Texas through Mexico and Central America into northwestern Colombia. Full definition →

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The story

Named in honor of American naturalist Elliott Coues.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.