pack rat

See also: packrat and pack-rat

English

Wikispecies

Alternative forms

• packrat, pack-rat

Etymology

From pack +‎ rat.

Pronunciation

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Noun

pack rat (plural pack rats)

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

   Synonym: woodrat

2. One who collects or hoards, especially unnecessary things.

Derived terms

• packrattery

 

Translations

rodent

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 林鼠 (línshǔ)

• Finnish: kauppiasrotta
• French: néotoma m
• German: Amerikanische Buschratte f
• Korean: 숲쥐 (supjwi)
• Navajo: tsintah łéʼétsoh
• Polish: nowik m
• Russian: лесно́й хомя́к m (lesnój xomják)

person

• Finnish: hamsteri (fi)
• Russian: скопидо́м (ru) m (skopidóm)

Further reading

• “pack rat”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

• Rat Pack, rat pack