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Gopher

noun

A zealously energetic person (especially a salesman). Synonym: goffer.

A native or resident of Minnesota. Synonym: Minnesotan.

Any of various terrestrial burrowing rodents of Old and New Worlds; often destroy crops. Synonyms: ground squirrel, spermophile.

Burrowing rodent of the family Geomyidae having large external cheek pouches; of Central America and southwestern North America. Synonyms: pocket gopher, pouched rat.

Burrowing edible land tortoise of southeastern North America. Synonyms: gopher tortoise, gopher turtle, Gopherus polypemus.

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Words linked to "Gopher" : busy bee, Richardson ground squirrel, flickertail, Citellus leucurus, Spermophilus, Citellus parryi, sharpy, eager beaver, Citellus, Thomomys bottae, whitetail antelope squirrel, genus Citellus, souslik, American, parka squirrel, pocket rat, genus Spermophilus, Thomomys talpoides, squirrel, antelope squirrel, gopher hole, live wire, spermophile, sharpie, mantled ground squirrel, Arctic ground squirrel, Citellus richardsoni, tortoise, Geomyidae, rock squirrel, Citellus citellus, family Geomyidae, valley pocket gopher, antelope chipmunk, suslik, Geomys bursarius, Geomys pinetis, Citellus lateralis, Citellus variegatus