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Definition of Rice mouse

Rice mouse
Rice Rice, n. [F. riz (cf. Pr. ris, It. riso), L. oryza, Gr. ???, ???, probably from the Persian; cf. OPers. br[=i]zi, akin to Skr. vr[=i]hi; or perh. akin to E. rye. Cf. Rye.] (Bot.) A well-known cereal grass (Oryza sativa) and its seed. This plant is extensively cultivated in warm climates, and the grain forms a large portion of the food of the inhabitants. In America it grows chiefly on low, moist land, which can be overflowed. Ant rice. (Bot.) See under Ant. French rice. (Bot.) See Amelcorn. Indian rice., a tall reedlike water grass (Zizania aquatica), bearing panicles of a long, slender grain, much used for food by North American Indians. It is common in shallow water in the Northern States. Called also water oat, Canadian wild rice, etc. Mountain rice, any species of an American genus (Oryzopsis) of grasses, somewhat resembling rice. Rice bunting. (Zo["o]l.) Same as Ricebird. Rice hen (Zo["o]l.), the Florida gallinule. Rice mouse (Zo["o]l.), a large dark-colored field mouse (Calomys palistris) of the Southern United States. Rice paper, a kind of thin, delicate paper, brought from China, -- used for painting upon, and for the manufacture of fancy articles. It is made by cutting the pith of a large herb (Fatsia papyrifera, related to the ginseng) into one roll or sheet, which is flattened out under pressure. Called also pith paper. Rice troupial (Zo["o]l.), the bobolink. Rice water, a drink for invalids made by boiling a small quantity of rice in water. Rice-water discharge (Med.), a liquid, resembling rice water in appearance, which is vomited, and discharged from the bowels, in cholera. Rice weevil (Zo["o]l.), a small beetle (Calandra, or Sitophilus, oryz[ae]) which destroys rice, wheat, and Indian corn by eating out the interior; -- called also black weevil.

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- Nesoryzomys darwini, also known as Darwin's nesoryzomys or Darwin's Galápagos mouse, is an extinct species of rodent in the genus Nesoryzomys. N. darwini was...
- that of its type genus, Oryzomys, which means "rice rat" or "rice mouse". Many species are also known as rice rats. An oryzomyine group was first envisaged...
- for the marsh rice rat, Oryzomys. The name combines the Gr**** oryza "rice" and mys "mouse" and refers to the rat's habit of eating rice. At the time,...
- square." Rice attended San Francisco State University and obtained a B.A. in political science in 1964. Their daughter Michele, later nicknamed "Mouse", was...
- Chapman's rice rat Handleyomys fuscatus - dusky-footed montane mouse Handleyomys intectus - Colombian rice rat Handleyomys melanotis - black-eared rice rat...
- Rice vinegar is a vinegar made from rice wine in East Asia (China, ****an and Korea), as well as in Vietnam in Southeast Asia. It is used as a seasoning...
- montane mouse, Aepeomys lugens LC Reig's montane mouse, Aepeomys reigi VU Genus: Aegialomys Galápagos rice rat, Aegialomys galapagoensis VU Yellowish rice rat...
- Dusky-footed Handley's mouse, Handleyomys fuscatus Colombian rice rat, Handleyomys intectus Black-eared rice rat, Handleyomys melanotis Striped rice rat, Handleyomys...
- The history of rice cultivation is an interdisciplinary subject that studies archaeological and do****entary evidence to explain how rice was first domesticated...
- Rice noodles are noodles made with rice flour and water as the prin****l ingredients. Sometimes ingredients such as tapioca or corn starch are added in...