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gopher

gop·her

UK/ˈɡəʊfə/ US/ˈɡoʊfɚ/ uncommon slang

noun

1.
2.

any of various terrestrial burrowing rodents of Old and New Worlds; often destroy crops

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3.

burrowing rodent of the family Geomyidae having large external cheek pouches; of Central America and southwestern North America

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Origin

Perhaps an adaptation of Cajun French gaufre (literally “honeycomb, waffle”), based on the analogy of holes in the ground to the indentations in a honeycomb or a waffle (doublet of waffle). Alternatively, from Muskogean.

Phrases

  • camas pocket gopher
  • gopher apple
  • gopher ball
  • gopher mob
  • gopher plant
  • gopher plum
  • gopher snake
  • gopher spurge

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