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Definition of: gopher
(gō′fər) noun
1. A burrowing American rodent (family Geomyidae), especially one with large cheek pouches, as the pocket gopher (genera Thomomys and Geomys).
2. One of various western North American ground squirrels, especially Citellus columbianus and related forms.
3. A large, nocturnal, burrowing land tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) of the southern United States. [<F gaufre a honeycomb]
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