Found 2 items, similar to pack rat.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: pack rat 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 ]
English → English (gcide) Definition: pack rat 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]