/
ˈgəʊfə/
n.
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(also pocket gopher)
a burrowing American rodent with fur-lined pouches on its cheeks.
[Family Geomyidae: many species.]
▸North American term for ground squirrel.
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as modifier]
in names of various burrowing reptiles:
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gopher tortoise.
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- variant spelling of gofer.
Etymology
C18: perh. from Canad. Fr. gaufre ‘honeycomb’ (because the gopher ‘honeycombs’ the ground with its burrows).
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