Pack_ratWordNet 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

someone who collects things that have been discarded by others

a person who accumulates things and hides them away for future use