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Define the word pack rat

"pack rat" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"

packrat \packrat\, pack rat \pack rat\n.
   1. Any of several bushy-tailed rodents of the genus Neotoma
      of western North America, especially Neotoma cinerea,
      which hoard food and other objects in their nests.

   Syn: trade rat, bushytail woodrat, Neotoma cinerea.
        [WordNet 1.5]

   2. A person who habitually saves items, even those unlikely
      to be useful. [Informal]
      [PJC]

"pack rat" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"

pack rat
     n 1: someone who collects things that have been discarded by
          others [syn: magpie, scavenger]
     2: 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]