gopher

• ⇰ गोफर

• ⇰ One of several North American burrowing rodents of the genera <gen>Geomys</gen> and <gen>Thomomys</gen>, of the family <fam>Geomyid&aelig;</fam>; -- called also pocket gopher> and pouched rat>. See Pocket gopher>, and Tucan>.
• ⇰ One of several western American species of the genus <gen>Spermophilus</gen>, of the family <fam>Sciurid&aelig;</fam>; as, the gray gopher (<spn>Spermophilus Franklini</spn>) and the striped gopher (<spn>S. tridecemlineatus</spn>); -- called also striped
• ⇰ A large land tortoise (<spn>Testudo Carilina</spn>) of the Southern United States, which makes extensive burrows.
• ⇰ A large burrowing snake (<spn>Spilotes Couperi</spn>) of the Southern United States.