Neotoma_cinereaWordNet Explorer

any of several bushy-tailed rodents of the genus Neotoma of western North America; hoards food and other objects

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)

packrats

host to Lyme disease tick (Ixodes pacificus) in northern California