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English noun: pack rat

1. pack rat (person) someone who collects things that have been discarded by others


Synonymsmagpie, scavenger


Broader (hypernym)hoarder

2. pack rat (animal) any of several bushy-tailed rodents of the genus Neotoma of western North America; hoards food and other objects


Synonymsbushytail woodrat, Neotoma cinerea, packrat, trade rat


Broader (hypernym)wood rat, wood-rat


Narrower (hyponym)dusky-footed woodrat, Neotoma fuscipes


Member meronymgenus Neotoma, Neotoma









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