gopher
21gopher — I. noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1791 1. a burrowing land tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) of the southern United States; broadly any of several related land tortoises called also gopher tortoise 2. a. any of a family (Geomyidae) of… …
22gopher — [ gəʊfə] noun 1》 (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:… …
23gopher — AND gofer [“gofa* ] 1. n. someone who goes for things and brings them back. (From go for.) □ You got a gopher who can go get some coffee? □ Send the gofer out for cigarettes. 2. n. a dupe; a pawn; an underling. □ The guy’s just a go …
24gopher — 1. n. 1 (in full pocket gopher) any burrowing rodent of the family Geomyidae, native to N. America, having external cheek pouches and sharp front teeth. 2 a N. American ground squirrel. 3 a tortoise, Gopherus polyphemus, native to the southern US …
25Gopher — 1. n. 1 (in full pocket gopher) any burrowing rodent of the family Geomyidae, native to N. America, having external cheek pouches and sharp front teeth. 2 a N. American ground squirrel. 3 a tortoise, Gopherus polyphemus, native to the southern US …
26Gopher — /goh feuhr/, n. 1. a protocol for a menu based system of accessing documents on the Internet. 2. any program that implements this protocol. * * * or pocket gopher Any of about 40 species (family Geomyidae) of stocky rodents found in North and… …
27gopher — [[t]go͟ʊfə(r)[/t]] gophers 1) N COUNT A gopher is a small animal which looks a bit like a rat and lives in holes in the ground. Gophers are found in Canada and the USA. 2) N PROPER; also N COUNT In computing, Gopher is a program that collects… …
28gopher — UK [ˈɡəʊfə(r)] / US [ˈɡoʊfər] noun [countable] Word forms gopher : singular gopher plural gophers 1) a small furry animal mainly found in North and Central America. It has a short tail and lives in holes that it digs in the ground. 2) another… …
29gopher — I go•pher [[t]ˈgoʊ fər[/t]] n. 1) mam Also called pocket gopher any New World burrowing rodent of the family Geomyidae, having a stout body, a short tail, and external cheek pouches. 2) ram ground squirrel 3) (cap.) a native or inhabitant of… …
30gopher — I. /ˈgoʊfə / (say gohfuh) noun 1. any of various ground squirrels of western North America, as Citellus (or Spermophilus) tridecemlineatus. 2. Also, pocket gopher. any of various burrowing rodents of the genera Geomys, Thomomys, etc. (family… …
