woodrat

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noun

A packrat (kind of rodent).

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wood ratwood-rat
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Meanings

nounwoodrat (plural woodrats)

plural woodrats

  1. A packrat (kind of rodent).

Synonyms & antonyms

nounany of various small short-tailed rodents of the Northern Hemisphere having soft fur grey above and white below with furred tails and large ears; some are hosts for Ixodes pacificus and Ixodes scapularis (Lyme disease ticks)

Similar
wood ratwood-rat
Broader
rodentgnawer
Also see
pack rat

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From wood + rat.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

ratwoodtarwood
Cite this entry
APA

woodrat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/woodrat

MLA

“woodrat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/woodrat. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “woodrat,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/woodrat.

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