English dictionary
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English noun: gopher | |||
| 1. | gopher (person) a zealously energetic person (especially a salesman) | ||
| Synonyms | goffer | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | busy bee, eager beaver, live wire, sharpie, sharpy | ||
| 2. | Gopher (person) a native or resident of Minnesota | ||
| Synonyms | Minnesotan | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | American | ||
| 3. | gopher (animal) any of various terrestrial burrowing rodents of Old and New Worlds; often destroy crops | ||
| Synonyms | ground squirrel, spermophile | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | squirrel | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | antelope chipmunk, antelope squirrel, Arctic ground squirrel, Citellus citellus, Citellus lateralis, Citellus leucurus, Citellus parryi, Citellus richardsoni, Citellus variegatus, flickertail, mantled ground squirrel, parka squirrel, Richardson ground squirrel, rock squirrel, souslik, suslik, whitetail antelope squirrel | ||
| Member meronym | Citellus, genus Citellus, genus Spermophilus, Spermophilus | ||
| 4. | gopher (animal) burrowing rodent of the family Geomyidae having large external cheek pouches; of Central America and southwestern North America | ||
| Synonyms | pocket 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 | ||
| 5. | gopher (animal) burrowing edible land tortoise of southeastern North America | ||
| Synonyms | gopher tortoise, gopher turtle, Gopherus polypemus | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | tortoise | ||
| Member meronym | genus Gopherus, Gopherus | ||
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