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pack rat vs dusky-footed woodrat

dusky-footed woodrat vs pack rat

pack rat and dusky-footed woodrat both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pack rat Yes No No No
dusky-footed woodrat Yes No No No
As nouns, dusky-footed woodrat is a hyponym of pack rat; that is, dusky-footed woodrat is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pack rat:
  • pack rat: any of several bushy-tailed rodents of the genus Neotoma of western North America; hoards food and other objects
  • dusky-footed woodrat: host to Lyme disease tick (Ixodes pacificus) in northern California
Other hyponyms of pack rat include Neotoma fuscipes.
pack rat (noun) dusky-footed woodrat (noun)
any of several bushy-tailed rodents of the genus Neotoma of western North America; hoards food and other objects host to Lyme disease tick (Ixodes pacificus) in northern California
someone who collects things that have been discarded by others
Difference between pack rat and dusky-footed woodrat

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