Definitions for: Gopher


[n] burrowing edible land tortoise of southeastern North America
[n] burrowing rodent of the family Geomyidae having large external cheek pouches; of Central America and southwestern North America
[n] any of various terrestrial burrowing rodents of Old and New Worlds; often destroy crops
[n] a zealously energetic person (especially a salesman)



Webster (1913) Definition: Go"pher, n. [F. gaufre waffle, honeycomb. See
Gauffer.] (Zo["o]l.)
1. One of several North American burrowing rodents of the
genera Geomys and Thomomys, of the family
Geomyid[ae]; -- called also pocket gopher and {pouched
rat}. See Pocket gopher, and Tucan.

Note: The name was originally given by French settlers to
many burrowing rodents, from their honeycombing the
earth.

2. One of several western American species of the genus
Spermophilus, of the family Sciurid[ae]; as, the gray
gopher (Spermophilus Franklini) and the striped gopher
(S. tridecemlineatus); -- called also {striped prairie
squirrel}, leopard marmot, and leopard spermophile.
See Spermophile.

3. A large land tortoise (Testudo Carilina) of the Southern
United States, which makes extensive burrows.

4. A large burrowing snake (Spilotes Couperi) of the
Southern United States.

Gopher drift (Mining), an irregular prospecting drift,
following or seeking the ore without regard to regular
grade or section. --Raymond.

Synonyms: goffer, gopher tortoise, gopher turtle, Gopherus polypemus, ground squirrel, pocket gopher, pouched rat, spermophile

See Also: antelope chipmunk, antelope squirrel, Arctic ground squirrel, busy bee, Citellus, Citellus citellus, Citellus lateralis, Citellus leucurus, Citellus parryi, Citellus richardsoni, Citellus variegatus, eager beaver, family Geomyidae, flickertail, genus Citellus, genus Gopherus, genus Spermophilus, Geomyidae, Geomys bursarius, Geomys pinetis, Gopherus, live wire, mantled ground squirrel, northern pocket gopher, parka squirrel, plains pocket gopher, pocket rat, Richardson ground squirrel, rock squirrel, sharpie, sharpy, souslik, southeastern pocket gopher, Spermophilus, squirrel, suslik, Thomomys bottae, Thomomys talpoides, tortoise, valley pocket gopher, whitetail antelope squirrel

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