Gopher Definition
gōfər
gophers
noun
gophers
Any of a family (Geomyidae) of burrowing rodents about the size of a large rat, with wide cheek pouches; pocket gopher.
Webster's New World
Any of a number of striped ground squirrels (genus Citellus) found on the prairies of North America.
Webster's New World
A burrowing land tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) found in SE U.S.
Webster's New World
A person born or living in Minnesota, called the Gopher State.
Webster's New World
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- pouched-rat
- pocket-gopher
- goffer
- minnesotan
- spermophile
- ground-squirrel
- Gopherus polypemus
- gopher turtle
- gopher-tortoise
Other Word Forms of Gopher
Noun
Singular:
gopher
Plural:
gophersOrigin of Gopher
Probably short for earlier megopher gopher tortoise probably of Muskogean origin Choctaw kofussa a hollow, an excavation
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Perhaps from French gaufre, based on the analogy of holes in the ground to the indentations in a waffle.
From Wiktionary
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From the gopher, mascot of the University of Minnesota, where the Gopher protocol was developed.
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