"pack rat" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-us-packrat.ogg [US] Forms: pack rats [plural]
Etymology: 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), 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 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 85 15 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

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