English noun: pocket gopher | |||
1. | pocket gopher (animal) burrowing rodent of the family Geomyidae having large external cheek pouches; of Central America and southwestern North America | ||
Synonyms | gopher, pouched rat | ||
Broader (hypernym) | pocket rat | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | Geomys bursarius, Geomys pinetis, northern pocket gopher, plains pocket gopher, southeastern pocket gopher, Thomomys bottae, Thomomys talpoides, valley pocket gopher | ||
Member meronym | family Geomyidae, Geomyidae | ||