GOPHER as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • burrowing edible land tortoise of southeastern North America
   Synonym(s)
   • Gopherus polypemus (what does Gopherus polypemus mean?)
   • gopher tortoise (what does gopher tortoise mean?)
   • gopher turtle (what does gopher turtle mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) gopher is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • tortoise (what does tortoise mean?)
2. Meaning
   • burrowing rodent of the family Geomyidae having large external cheek pouches
   • of Central America and southwestern North America
   Synonym(s)
   • pocket gopher (what does pocket gopher mean?)
   • pouched rat (what does pouched rat mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) gopher is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • pocket rat (what does pocket rat mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • plains pocket gopher (what does plains pocket gopher mean?)
   • Geomys bursarius (what does Geomys bursarius mean?)
   • southeastern pocket gopher (what does southeastern pocket gopher mean?)
   • Geomys pinetis (what does Geomys pinetis mean?)
   • valley pocket gopher (what does valley pocket gopher mean?)
   • Thomomys bottae (what does Thomomys bottae mean?)
   • northern pocket gopher (what does northern pocket gopher mean?)
   • Thomomys talpoides (what does Thomomys talpoides mean?)
3. Meaning
   • any of various terrestrial burrowing rodents of Old and New Worlds
   • often destroy crops
   Synonym(s)
   • ground squirrel (what does ground squirrel mean?)
   • spermophile (what does spermophile mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) gopher is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • squirrel (what does squirrel mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • antelope squirrel (what does antelope squirrel mean?)
   • whitetail antelope squirrel (what does whitetail antelope squirrel mean?)
   • antelope chipmunk (what does antelope chipmunk mean?)
   • Citellus leucurus (what does Citellus leucurus mean?)
   • mantled ground squirrel (what does mantled ground squirrel mean?)
   • Citellus lateralis (what does Citellus lateralis mean?)
   • suslik (what does suslik mean?)
   • souslik (what does souslik mean?)
   • Citellus citellus (what does Citellus citellus mean?)
   • flickertail (what does flickertail mean?)
   • Richardson ground squirrel (what does Richardson ground squirrel mean?)
   • Citellus richardsoni (what does Citellus richardsoni mean?)
   • rock squirrel (what does rock squirrel mean?)
   • Citellus variegatus (what does Citellus variegatus mean?)
   • Arctic ground squirrel (what does Arctic ground squirrel mean?)
   • parka squirrel (what does parka squirrel mean?)
   • Citellus parryi (what does Citellus parryi mean?)
4. Meaning
   • a zealously energetic person (especially a salesman)
   Synonym(s)
   • goffer (what does goffer mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) gopher is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • eager beaver (what does eager beaver mean?)
   • busy bee (what does busy bee mean?)
   • live wire (what does live wire mean?)
   • sharpie (what does sharpie mean?)
   • sharpy (what does sharpy mean?)