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Definition of Packrat

1. Noun. A collector of miscellaneous useless objects.

2. Noun. Any of several bushy-tailed rodents of the genus Neotoma of western North America; hoards food and other objects.

Definition of Packrat

1. Noun. Any of several species of rodent in the genus Neotoma, but most commonly the Bushy-tailed Woodrat (''Neotoma cinerea''). ¹

2. Noun. One who tends to acquire various objects; one who collects, accumulates or has trouble throwing things away. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Packrat

packing nut packing on packing plant packing process packinghouse packinghouses packings packlike packly packman

packmate packmates packmen packness packnesses packrat (current term) packrats packrattery packs packs fudge

packs heat packs on packsack packsacks packsaddle packsaddles packshot packthread packthreads packtong

Literary usage of Packrat

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Dwarf Mistletoes: Biology, Pathology, and Systematics by Frank G. Hawksworth, Delbert Wiens (1998)
"Fragments of Arceuthobium have been identified in packrat (Neotoma spp.) middens from the southwestern United States and adjacent Mexico (Van Devender and ..."

2. Biodiversity and the Management of the Madrean Archipelago: The Sky Islands edited by Leonard F. DeBano (1999)
"L. Betancourt, TR Van Devender and PS Martín, eds. packrat middens. ... Biogeographic implications of a packrat midden sequence from the Sacramento ..."

3. Canada 2002 by Wayne C. Thompson (2003)
"packrat Louie Kitchen & Bar ... At packrat Louie, a good selection of wines and a nice atmosphere are mixed with interesting music. ..."

4. Outdoor Heritage by Harold Child Bryant (1919)
"... it more often sticks to its home in the packrat" and "trade rat" are names given it be- i habit of carrying articles from place to place. ns of articles ..."

5. The Geological Record Of Ecological Dynamics: Understanding The Biotic by National Research Council, National Academies Press (U.S.) (2005)
"... World Data Center for Paleoclimatology (eg, North American Plant Macrofossil Database, Western North American packrat Midden Database, Insect Database, ..."

6. Assessing the Effects of Fire Disturbance on Ecosystems: A Scientific Agenda by Daniel L. Schmoldt (2000)
"... such as packrat middens, pollen records, charcoal, ice cores (<10000 years), tree cores (<4000 years), and sunspot records (Allison and others 1986, ..."

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