Synonyms for pack rat
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : pak-rat |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈpækˌræt |
Définition of pack rat
Origin :- common name for the North American bushytailed woodrat (Neotoma cinerea) 1885, from pack (v.); so called from the rodents' habit of dragging objects off to their holes. Used figuratively or allusively from c.1850 of persons who won't discard anything, which means either the rat's name is older than the record or the human sense is the original one.
- noun someone that hoards objects
- Then we also have the pack rat, but the pack rat does not carry things with our consent.
- Extract from : « The Book of Camp-Lore and Woodcraft » by Dan Beard
- It may represent a pack rat (Neotoma) of which many species are described from Mexico.
- Extract from : « Animal Figures in the Maya Codices » by Alfred M. Tozzer and Glover M. Allen
- It was a pack rat, sometimes called a trade rat, paying us a visit.
- Extract from : « The Boy Scouts Book of Campfire Stories » by Various
- Except at the locality in Cherokee County, the pack rat, Neotoma floridana, was found in association with the brush mouse.
- Extract from : « Natural History of the Brush Mouse (Peromyscus boylii) in Kansas With Description of a New Subspecies » by Charles A. Long
- Nests of sticks and leaves were taken apart by Metcalf, and all sign indicated only the presence of the pack rat.
- Extract from : « Natural History of the Brush Mouse (Peromyscus boylii) in Kansas With Description of a New Subspecies » by Charles A. Long
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