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wood rat
pack′ rat` n. 1. any North and Central American rat of the genus Neotoma, noted for carrying off shiny articles to its nest. 2. Informal. a person who collects, saves, or hoards useless small items. ThesaurusNoun | 1. | wood rat - any of various small short-tailed rodents of the northern hemisphere having soft fur grey above and white below with furred tails and large ears; some are hosts for Ixodes pacificus and Ixodes scapularis (Lyme disease ticks)wood-ratgnawer, rodent - relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawingCricetidae, family Cricetidae - mostly small New World rodents including New World mice and lemmings and voles and hamstersdusky-footed wood rat - a wood rat with dusky feetfield mouse, vole - any of various small mouselike rodents of the family Cricetidae (especially of genus Microtus) having a stout short-tailed body and inconspicuous ears and inhabiting fields or meadowsbushytail woodrat, Neotoma cinerea, trade rat, pack rat, packrat - any of several bushy-tailed rodents of the genus Neotoma of western North America; hoards food and other objectseastern woodrat, Neotoma floridana - large greyish-brown wood rat of the southeastern United States |
wood rat
wood rat: see pack ratpack rat, rodent of the genus Neotoma, of North and Central America, noted for its habit of collecting bright, shiny objects and leaving other objects, such as nuts or pebbles, in their place; also called trade rat or wood rat. ..... Click the link for more information. .MedicalSeepack ratwood rat
Synonyms for wood ratnoun any of various small short-tailed rodents of the northern hemisphere having soft fur grey above and white below with furred tails and large earsSynonymsRelated Words- gnawer
- rodent
- Cricetidae
- family Cricetidae
- dusky-footed wood rat
- field mouse
- vole
- bushytail woodrat
- Neotoma cinerea
- trade rat
- pack rat
- packrat
- eastern woodrat
- Neotoma floridana
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