Lexic.us

Definition of Gopher

1. Noun. A zealously energetic person (especially a salesman).

2. Noun. A native or resident of Minnesota.

3. Noun. Any of various terrestrial burrowing rodents of Old and New Worlds; often destroy crops.

4. Noun. Burrowing rodent of the family Geomyidae having large external cheek pouches; of Central America and southwestern North America.

5. Noun. Burrowing edible land tortoise of southeastern North America.

Definition of Gopher

1. n. One of several North American burrowing rodents of the genera Geomys and Thomomys, of the family Geomyidæ; -- called also pocket gopher and pouched rat. See Pocket gopher, and Tucan.

Definition of Gopher

1. Noun. (Internet) an Internet protocol for document search and retrieval. ¹

2. Noun. A small burrowing rodent, especially in the family Geomyidae ¹

3. Noun. The gopher tortoise ¹

4. Noun. (alternative spelling of gofer) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Gopher

1. a burrowing rodent [n -S]

Medical Definition of Gopher

1. 1. One of several North American burrowing rodents of the genera Geomys and Thomomys, of the family Geomyidae; called also pocket gopher and pouched rat. See Pocket gopher, and Tucan. 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 Sciuridae; 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, an irregular prospecting drift, following or seeking the ore without regard to regular grade or section. Raymond. Origin: F. Gaufre waffle, honeycomb. See Gauffer. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gopher

goosewing goosewinged goosewings goosey gooseys goosier goosies goosiest goosing goosish

goost goosts goosy gopak gopaks gopher ball gopher hole gopher snake gopher tortoise gopher turtle

gopher wood gophered gophering gopherlike gophers gopherspace gopherwood gopik

Literary usage of Gopher

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An American Glossary by Richard Hopwood Thornton (1912)
"gopher. The pouched rat; also a ground squirrel. 1812 The gopher lives underground, in the prairies, and is of Louisiana,'p. 58. ..."

2. Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1876)
"ON HIBERNATION AS EXHIBITED IN THE STRIPED gopher. By PR HOY, of Racine, Wis. THE following are the results of many observations and experiments on the ..."

3. The American Cyclopædia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by Charles Anderson Dana (1874)
"gopher, the common name of two very different American ... In Illinois and other western states the term gopher is also given to other rodents of the genus ..."

4. Summarized Proceedings ... and a Directory of Members by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1876)
"ON HIBERNATION AS EXHIBITED IN THE STRIPED gopher. By PR HOY, of Racine, Wis. THE following are the results of many observations and experiments on the ..."

5. First Fam'lies of the Sierras by Joaquin Miller (1876)
"THE gopher. AND do you remember the man they called The gopher ? Poor old gopher ! His was another story. He died before Baboon found his fortune, ..."

6. Earthwork and Its Cost: A Handbook of Earth Excavation by Halbert Powers Gillette (1920)
"In operation, the gopher is run down 4 ft. below the surface of the ground and is then ... The plow used by the Santa Ana Co. had a gopher 8 in. across, ..."

7. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1883)
"gopher, the common name of two very different American animals, ... In Illinois and other western states the term gopher is also given to other rodents of ..."

8. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"Also called gopher- snake.—5. lu some parts of the southern United States, ... Such mine-openings are frequently called gopher-boles and coyote-holes. ..."

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