1. Any 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)
   "The woodrat built an elaborate nest using twigs and leaves";
   - wood rat

Derived forms: woodrats, wood rats

Type of: gnawer, rodent

Part of: Cricetidae, family Cricetidae

Encyclopedia: Woodrat