gopher
A small burrowing rodent native to North and Central America, especially in the family…A small burrowing rodent native to North and Central America, especially in the family Geomyidae (pocket gophers).
Meaning
5 sensesA small burrowing rodent native to North and Central America, especially in the family Geomyidae (pocket gophers).
Erdhörnchen, Ziesel, Zieselmaus
су́сликsúslik
ховра́хxovráx, ховрашо́кxovrašók
burrowing rodent of the family Geomyidae having large external cheek pouches; of Central America and southwestern North America
A ground squirrel (Marmotinae spp.).
A gopher tortoise (Gopherus spp.).
A gopher rockfish (Sebastes carnatus).
(slang)A Go programmer.
Examples
7 sentencesTom caught a gopher.
ruТом поймал суслика. — Balamax
Gophers are cute.
deErdhörnchen sind süß. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The gopher's days were numbered.
Дні ховраха були полічені. — Balamax
ruДни суслика были сочтены. — Balamax
The gophers here are so annoying.
ruСуслики здесь такие надоедливые. — astru
Growing a garden here is practically impossible because of the abundance of gophers.
ruВырастить сад здесь практически невозможно из-за обилия сусликов. — astru
Translations
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Origin
Perhaps an adaptation of Cajun French gaufre (literally “honeycomb, waffle”), based on thePerhaps 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.
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Forms
plural: gophersSynonyms
9 synonyms- burrowing rodent of the family Geomyidae having large external cheek pouches; of Central America and southwestern North America:pocket gopherpouched rat
- any of various terrestrial burrowing rodents of Old and New Worlds; often destroy crops:ground squirrelspermophile
- a native or resident of Minnesota:Minnesotan
- a zealously energetic person (especially a salesman):goffer
- burrowing edible land tortoise of southeastern North America:gopher tortoisegopher turtleGopherus polypemus
Word family
12 related wordsSee also
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