GOPHER


Meaning of GOPHER in English

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, that excavates tunnels as shelter from the sun. øgopher snake a cribo. [18th c.: orig. uncert.]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.