gopher

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for gopher

gopher 🔊 /gowˈfɚ/

gopher : මූෂික වර්ගයේ සතෙක්

gopher definition

Noun.

  1. One of several North American burrowing rodents of the genera Geomys and Thomomys, of the family Geomyidae; -- called also pocket gopher and pouched rat. See Pocket gopher, and Tucan.
  2. One of several western American species of the genus Spermophilus, of the family Sciuridae; as, the gray gopher (Spermophilus Franklini) and the striped gopher (S. tridecemlineatus); -- called also striped prairie squirrel, leopard marmot, and leopard spermophile. See Spermophile.
  3. A large land tortoise (Testudo Carilina) of the Southern United States, which makes extensive burrows.
  4. A large burrowing snake (Spilotes Couperi) of the Southern United States.