woodrat

noun

• 1a rat-like rodent that accumulates a mound of sticks and debris in the nest hole, native to North and Central America. Also called pack rat.

  • Neotoma and other genera, family Muridae: many species

• 2 (usually wood rat) a forest-dwelling rat found in southern Asia.

  • Rattus, Cremnomys, and other genera, family Muridae