Definition of gopher
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1
: a burrowing land tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) of the southern U.S.
broadly
: any of several related land tortoises
— called also gopher tortoise
2a
: any of a family (Geomyidae) of burrowing rodents of western North America, Central America, and the southern U.S. that are the size of a large rat and have large cheek pouches opening beside the mouth
— called also pocket gopher
b
: any of several small ground squirrels (genus Spermophilus) of the prairie region of North America
3
: gopher ball
gopher
noun (2)
go·pher
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The first known use of gopher was in 1791
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