Meanings
nounCoues' rice rat (plural Coues' rice rats)
plural Coues' rice rats
- Oryzomys couesi, a semiaquatic rodent in the family Cricetidae occurring from southernmost Texas through Mexico and Central America into northwestern Colombia.
Origin
Named in honor of American naturalist Elliott Coues.
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Coues' rice rat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Coues'%20rice%20rat
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“Coues' rice rat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Coues'%20rice%20rat. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Coues' rice rat,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Coues'%20rice%20rat.
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