I. noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1791 a burrowing land tortoise ( Gopherus polyphemus ) of the southern United States, 2. any of a family (Geomyidae) of burrowing rodents of western North America, Central America, and the southern United States that are the size of a large rat and have large cheek pouches opening beside the mouth, any of several small ground squirrels (genus Spermophilus ) of the prairie region of North America, ~ ball , see: gofer
GOPHER
Meaning of GOPHER in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012