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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A packrat (kind of rodent).
2. 2
   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) wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

pack ratwood ratwood-rat

Etymology

From wood + rat.

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