pack rat

1. (noun) any of several bushy-tailed rodents of the genus Neotoma of western North America; hoards food and other objects
Synonyms: Neotoma cinerea, bushytail woodrat, packrat, trade rat
Related Words: Neotoma fuscipes, dusky-footed woodrat, wood rat, woodrat

2. (noun) someone who collects things that have been discarded by others
Synonyms: magpie, scavenger
Related Words: hoarder



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