gopher

gopher has 9 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 6.

Definitions

• n.. 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.
• n.. 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.
• n.. A large land tortoise (Testudo Carilina) of the Southern United States, which makes extensive burrows.
• n.. A large burrowing snake (Spilotes Couperi) of the Southern United States.
• n.. burrowing edible land tortoise of southeastern North America
• n.. burrowing rodent of the family Geomyidae having large external cheek pouches; of Central America and southwestern North America
• n.. any of various terrestrial burrowing rodents of Old and New Worlds; often destroy crops
• n.. a native or resident of Minnesota
• n.. a zealously energetic person (especially a salesman)