gopherEnglish

gopher, Gopher, Gopherus polypemus, Minnesotan, goffer

Noun

Burrowing edible land tortoise of southeastern North America

English: gopher tortoise, gopher turtle, gopher, Gopherus polypemus

Burrowing rodent of the family Geomyidae having large external cheek pouches, of Central America and southwestern North America

English: gopher, pocket gopher, pouched rat

Any of various terrestrial burrowing rodents of Old and New Worlds, often destroy crops

English: ground squirrel, gopher, spermophile

2 more noun senses

A native or resident of Minnesota

English: Minnesotan, Gopher

A zealously energetic person (especially a salesman)

English: goffer, gopher

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