"pack rat" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-us-packrat.ogg Forms: pack rats [plural]
Etymology: From pack + rat. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|pack|rat}} pack + rat Head templates: {{en-noun}} pack rat (plural pack rats)
  1. Any of several small North American rodents, of the genus Neotoma, that have bushy tails. Categories (topical): People Categories (lifeform): Cricetids Synonyms: woodrat, packrat, pack-rat Derived forms: packrattery Translations (person): hamsteri (Finnish), скопидо́м (skopidóm) [masculine] (Russian) Translations (rodent): 林鼠 (línshǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), kauppiasrotta (Finnish), néotoma [masculine] (French), Amerikanische Buschratte [feminine] (German), 숲쥐 (supjwi) (Korean), tsintah łéʼétsoh (Navajo), nowik [masculine] (Polish), лесно́й хомя́к (lesnój xomják) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-pack_rat-en-noun-DFhm3Z7V Disambiguation of People: 89 11 Disambiguation of Cricetids: 92 8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Navajo translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 85 15 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Navajo translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of 'person': 83 17 Disambiguation of 'rodent': 96 4
  2. One who collects or hoards, especially unnecessary things.
    Sense id: en-pack_rat-en-noun-Lh6oKEWl

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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