"gopher tortoise" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gopher tortoises [plural]
Etymology: By surface analysis, gopher (“burrowing rodent”, compare translingual Gopherus) + tortoise. Etymology templates: {{cog|mul|Gopherus}} translingual Gopherus, {{surface analysis|en|gopher|tortoise|pos1=compare translingual <i class="Latn mention" lang="mul">Gopherus</i>|t1=burrowing rodent}} By surface analysis, gopher (“burrowing rodent”, compare translingual Gopherus) + tortoise Head templates: {{en-noun}} gopher tortoise (plural gopher tortoises)
  1. Any of the species of the taxonomic genus Gopherus, which are burrowing tortoises of southern North America. Hyponyms: Bolson tortoise (taxonomic: Gopherus flavomarginatus) Translations (individual of the genus Gopherus of tortoises): 穴龜 /穴龟 (xuéguī) (Chinese Mandarin), gopherschildpad [feminine] (Dutch), gophère [masculine] (French), Gopherschildkröte [feminine] (German), üregteknős (Hungarian), го́фер (gófer) [masculine] (Russian), goffersköldpadda [common-gender] (Swedish), го́фер (hófer) [masculine] (Ukrainian)

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