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Definition of pack rat noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

pack rat

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/ˈpæk ræt/

/ˈpæk ræt/

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(North American English) a person who collects and stores things that they do not really need

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a small North American animal like a mouse that collects small sticks, etc. in its holeTopics Animalsc2

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