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noun

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The correct spelling is packrat. Any of several species of rodent in the genus Neotoma, but most commonly the bushy-tailed woodrat (Neotoma cinerea).

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noun

  1. 1.Any of several species of rodent in the genus Neotoma, but most commonly the bushy-tailed woodrat (Neotoma cinerea).
  2. 2.One who tends to acquire various objects; one who collects, accumulates or has trouble throwing things away; a hoarder.

verb

  1. 1.To hoard things.

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