名複: gophers
gopher


KK:[ˈɡofɚ] DJ:[ˈɡǝufǝ]
以上來源於:《英漢大辭典》
/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.▸ [as modifier] in names of various burrowing reptiles:
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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).
以上來源於:《簡明牛津英語詞典》

囊鼠科(學名:Geomyidae)也叫衣囊鼠科,哺乳綱嚙齒目的一科,現存7屬41種,均分布於北美洲和中美洲。