[go.pher] n [origin unknown] (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 Citellus) of the prairie region of No. America closely related to the chipmunks
3: gopher ball
[2]gopher var of gofer