n.
Pronunciation: ' g ō -f ə r
Function: noun
Etymology: origin unknown
Date: 1791
1 : a burrowing land tortoise ( Gopherus polyphemus ) of the southern U.S. broadly : any of several related land tortoises ― called also gopher tortoise
2 a : any of a family (Geomyidae) of burrowing rodents of western No. America, Central America, and the southern U.S. that are the size of a large rat and have large cheek pouches opening beside the mouth ― called also pocket gopher b : any of several small ground squirrels (genus Spermophilus ) of the prairie region of No. America
3 : GOPHER BALL
gopher 2a