gopher
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(noun) burrowing rodent of the family Geomyidae having large external cheek pouches; of Central America and southwestern North America |
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Synonyms: pocket gopher, pouched rat |
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Related Words: Geomys bursarius, Geomys pinetis, Thomomys bottae, Thomomys talpoides, northern pocket gopher, plains pocket gopher, pocket rat, southeastern pocket gopher, valley pocket gopher |
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(noun) any of various terrestrial burrowing rodents of Old and New Worlds; often destroy crops |
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Synonyms: ground squirrel, spermophile |
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Related Words: Arctic ground squirrel, Citellus citellus, Citellus lateralis, Citellus leucurus, Citellus parryi, Citellus richardsoni, Citellus variegatus, Richardson ground squirrel, antelope chipmunk, antelope squirrel, flickertail, mantled ground squirrel, parka squirrel, rock squirrel, souslik, squirrel, suslik, whitetail antelope squirrel |
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(noun) a zealously energetic person (especially a salesman) |
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Synonyms: goffer |
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Related Words: busy bee, eager beaver, live wire, sharpie, sharpy |
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(noun) burrowing edible land tortoise of southeastern North America |
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Synonyms: Gopherus polypemus, gopher tortoise, gopher turtle |
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Related Words: tortoise |
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