noun
any of several bushy-tailed rodents of the genus Neotoma of western North America; hoards food and other objects
• Syn: ↑packrat, ↑pack rat, ↑trade rat, ↑Neotoma cinerea
• Hyponyms: ↑dusky-footed woodrat, ↑Neotoma fuscipes
• Member Holonyms: ↑Neotoma, ↑genus Neotoma
Useful english dictionary. 2012.