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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

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