gopher
Kelime Anlamı :

1. Amerikan yersincabı.
2. nuh'un gemisinin kerestesi.
3. kıvırmak.
4. kırma yapmak.
5. kırma demiri.
6. hizmetli.
7. sincap güney amerika.
8. tarla sincabı.
9. gopher.
10. bir tür kaplumbağa.
Tanımlar :
1. any of various short-tailed, burrowing rodents of the family Geomyidae of north america, having fur-lined external cheek pouches. also called pocket gopher.
2. any of various ground squirrels of the genus Citellus of north american prairies.
3. any of several burrowing tortoises of the genus Gopherus, especially G. polyphemus of the southeast united states.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1. A small burrowing rodent, especially in the family Geomyidae
2. the gopher tortoise
3. alternative spelling of gofer.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
1. one of several north american burrowing rodents of the genera Geomys and Thomomys, of the family Geomyidæ; -- 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 Sciuridæ; 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.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English