PACKRAT

Pack rat

A pack rat or packrat, also called a woodrat, can be any of the species in the rodent genus Neotoma. Pack rats have a rat-like appearance with long tails, large ears and large black eyes. Compared to deer mice, harvest mice and grasshopper mice, pack rats are noticeably larger and are usually somewhat larger than cotton rats.

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pack rat

Noun

  1. Any of several small North American rodents, of the genus , that have bushy tails
  2. A scavenger


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packrat

Noun

  1. Any of several species of rodent in the genus , but most commonly the bushy-tailed woodrat ().
  2. One who tends to acquire various objects; one who collects, accumulates or has trouble throwing things away.


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