pack animal

noun

: an animal used for carrying packs

Examples of pack animal in a Sentence

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As of today, human waste bags, also known as WAG bags, are carried down by pack animals from Everest Base Camp in barrels for disposal in Gorakshep. Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025 As a pack animal closely aligned with their wolf ancestor, the breed would use these noises to communicate with the rest of the pack and with humans, according to the American Kennel Club (AKC). Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025 Steamships laden with mail sailed from the East Coast to Panama, where the mail was taken off the ships, transported in canoes or on pack animals, and handed to another steamship waiting on the Pacific side of the isthmus. Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025 As pack animals, pups want to stay close and protect their humans. Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for pack animal

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 15 Jul. 2025.

Kids Definition

pack animal

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