noun. Any of various short-tailed, burrowing rodents of the family Geomyidae of North America, having fur-lined external cheek pouches.

noun. Any of various ground squirrels of North American prairies.

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noun. One of the pouched rats or pocket-gophers, sundry species of the rodent family Geomyidœ and genera Geomys and Thomomys. See these words, and cut under Geomyidæ.

noun. One of the spermophiles, burrowing squirrels, or ground-squirrels of the family Sciuridœ, subfamily Spermophilinœ, and genera Cynomys, Spermophilus, and Tamias.

noun. The Testudo (or Xerobates) carolina, a tortoise from 12 to 15 inches long, of gregarious nocturnal and fossorial habits, abundant in the southern Atlantic States.

noun. A snake, Spilote scouperi. Also called gopher snake.

noun. In some parts of the southern United States, a plow.

noun. A kind of waffle. See gofer.

In mining, to begin or carry on mining operations at haphazard, or on a small scale; mine without any reference to the possibility of future permanent development. Such mine-openings are frequently called gopher-holes and coyote-holes.

noun. One of several North American burrowing rodents of the genera Geomys and Thomomys, of the family Geomyidæ; -- called also pocket gopher and pouched rat. See pocket gopher, and tucan.

noun. One of several western American species of the genus Spermophilus, of the family Sciuridæ; as, the gray gopher (Spermophilus Franklini) and the striped gopher (S. tridecemlineatus); -- called also striped prairie squirrel, leopard marmot, and leopard spermophile. See Spermophile.

noun. A large land tortoise (Testudo Carilina) of the Southern United States, which makes extensive burrows.

noun. A large burrowing snake (Spilotes Couperi) of the Southern United States.

noun. an irregular prospecting drift, following or seeking the ore without regard to regular grade or section.

noun. A small burrowing rodent, especially in the family Geomyidae

noun. The gopher tortoise

noun. Alternative spelling of gofer.

noun. burrowing edible land tortoise of southeastern North America

noun. burrowing rodent of the family Geomyidae having large external cheek pouches; of Central America and southwestern North America

noun. any of various terrestrial burrowing rodents of Old and New Worlds; often destroy crops

noun. a native or resident of Minnesota

noun. a zealously energetic person (especially a salesman)