HyperDic: packrat

English > 2 senses of the word packrat:
NOUNperson packrata collector of miscellaneous useless objects
animalpackrat, pack rat, trade rat, bushytail woodrat, Neotoma cinereaany of several bushy-tailed rodents of the genus Neotoma of western North America
English > packrat: 2 senses > noun 1, person
MeaningA collector of miscellaneous useless objects.
Broadercollector, aggregatorA person who collects things
English > packrat: 2 senses > noun 2, animal
MeaningAny of several bushy-tailed rodents of the genus Neotoma of western North America; hoards food and other objects.
Synonymspack rat, trade rat, bushytail woodrat, Neotoma cinerea
Member ofNeotoma, genus Neotomapackrats
Narrowerdusky-footed woodrat, Neotoma fuscipeshost to Lyme disease tick (Ixodes pacificus) in northern California
Broaderwood rat, wood-ratAny of various small short-tailed rodents of the northern hemisphere having soft fur grey above and white below with furred tails and large ears

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