gopher

gopher is a 6-letter English word with 9 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 13 · 9 senses

Definitions

1. noun. 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. noun. 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. noun. A large land tortoise (Testudo Carilina) of the Southern United States, which makes extensive burrows.
4. noun. A large burrowing snake (Spilotes Couperi) of the Southern United States.
5. noun. burrowing edible land tortoise of southeastern North America
6. noun. burrowing rodent of the family Geomyidae having large external cheek pouches; of Central America and southwestern North America
7. noun. any of various terrestrial burrowing rodents of Old and New Worlds; often destroy crops

   Synonyms: spermophile

8. noun. a native or resident of Minnesota

   Synonyms: minnesotan

9. noun. a zealously energetic person (especially a salesman)

   Synonyms: goffer

Synonyms

spermophile, minnesotan, goffer

Common word forms

gophers

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