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"pack rat" is correct and usable in written English.
You can generally use this phrase when referring to someone who hoards a lot of items or collects things they don't need. For example, "She was a real pack rat - her house was filled with things she never used."
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pack rat
noun
Any of several small North American rodents, of the genus Neotoma, that have bushy tails.
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I'm a pack rat.
"I'm a digital pack rat.
"I was a pack rat," he said.
He was simply a pack rat.
"Lou was a real pack rat.
"I'm basically a pack rat," he said.
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He set pack-rat traps and pruned the raspberry patch.
The surprise is the contrast between his pack-rat style and Wright's minimalism.
Brian Prather's scenic design illustrates Dr. Westheimer's admitted pack-rat tendencies.
Soils associated with pack-rat middens had significantly higher soil organic-matter content than reference soils.
Nitrogen mineralization was significantly higher in soils associated with pack-rat middens than in reference soils.
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