Coues' rice rat

Meaning

Noun

Oryzomys couesi (species), 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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