[ 'gəʊfə ]
■ noun
1》 (also pocket ~ ) 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: ~ tortoise.
2》 Computing an Internet system which searches for documents on topics of interest.
3》 variant spelling of gofer .
Origin
C18: perh. from Canad. Fr. gaufre 'honeycomb' (because the ~ ‘honeycombs’ the ground with its burrows).