pack rat

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noun

1. any of several bushy-tailed rodents of the genus Neotoma of western North America;
hoards food and other objects
• Syn:
packrat, trade rat, bushytail woodrat, Neotoma cinerea
• Hypernyms:
wood rat, wood-rat
• Hyponyms:
dusky-footed woodrat, Neotoma fuscipes
• Member Holonyms:
Neotoma, genus Neotoma
2. someone who collects things that have been discarded by others
• Syn:
magpie, scavenger
• Derivationally related forms:
scavenge (for: scavenger)
• Hypernyms:
hoarder