pack animal

noun

: an animal used for carrying packs

Examples of pack animal in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But, at the same time, selling the pack animal mentality. Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 1 July 2024 The story about how an unassuming pack animal became something approaching a hoofed Tarzan started hundreds of miles away, involved a decades-old federal program and required the heartbreak of two people who had welcomed Diesel into their family. Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 29 June 2024 The pack animals fiercely defend their flocks by braying, kicking wildly and charging, teeth bared, at potential predators. Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 21 June 2024 There’s something distinctly out-of-control about having an unpredictable pack animal in your home, not to mention one that tracks in all kinds of allergens and minuscule crawly things. Jim Cosgrove, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pack animal 

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Word History

First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pack animal was in 1836

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“Pack animal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pack%20animal. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

pack animal

noun
: an animal (as a horse or donkey) used for carrying packs
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