"gopher" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɡəʊfə/ [UK], /ˈɡoʊfɚ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gopher.wav Forms: gophers [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊfə(ɹ) Etymology: Perhaps an adaptation of Cajun French gaufre (literally “honeycomb, waffle”), based on the analogy of holes in the ground to the indentations in a honeycomb or a waffle (doublet of waffle). Alternatively, from Muskogean. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frc|gaufre|lit=honeycomb, waffle}} Cajun French gaufre (literally “honeycomb, waffle”), {{doublet|en|waffle|nocap=1}} doublet of waffle, {{der|en|nai-mus}} Muskogean Head templates: {{en-noun}} gopher (plural gophers)
  1. A small burrowing rodent native to North and Central America, especially in the family Geomyidae (true gophers). Categories (lifeform): Rodents, Tortoises Translations (small burrowing rodent): غَوْفَر (ḡawfar) [masculine] (Arabic), йомран (yomran) (Bashkir), су́слік (súslik) [masculine] (Belarusian), 囊地鼠 (nángdìshǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), 囊鼠 (nángshǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), sysel [masculine] (Czech), taskurotta (Finnish), géomys [masculine] (French), gaufre [masculine] (French), gaufre à poche [masculine] (French), Erdhörnchen [neuter] (German), Ziesel [masculine] (German), Zieselmaus [feminine] (German), Geomyidae) (english: Taschenratte f (family) (German), tasakospatkány (Hungarian), ürge (Hungarian), ジリス (jirisu) (Japanese), ハタリス (hatarisu) (Japanese), стоболка (stobolka) [feminine] (Macedonian), naʼazísí (Navajo), jordekorn [neuter] (Norwegian), kinnposerotte (english: family: Geomyidae) [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), Geomyidae) (english: kinnposerotte f (family) (Norwegian Nynorsk), Ieedkota [masculine] (Plautdietsch), suseł [masculine] (Polish), geômis [masculine] (Portuguese), су́слик (súslik) [masculine] (Russian), syseľ [masculine] (Slovak), geómido [masculine] (Spanish), tuza [feminine] (Spanish), taltuza [feminine] (Spanish), topo [masculine] (Spanish), kindpåsråtta [common-gender] (Swedish), ховра́х (xovráx) [masculine] (Ukrainian), ховрашо́к (xovrašók) [masculine] (Ukrainian), goffer (West Frisian), baj (Yucatec Maya)
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  2. A ground squirrel (Marmotinae spp.). Categories (lifeform): Tortoises
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  3. A gopher tortoise (Gopherus spp.). Categories (lifeform): Tortoises
    Sense id: en-gopher-en-noun-dO7eYBdO Disambiguation of Tortoises: 36 11 29 21 3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 9 37 37 6 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 27 11 31 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 10 32 34 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 11 31 32 2
  4. A gopher rockfish (Sebastes carnatus). Categories (lifeform): Tortoises
    Sense id: en-gopher-en-noun-IJk4BFmv Disambiguation of Tortoises: 36 11 29 21 3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 9 37 37 6 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 27 11 31 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 10 32 34 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 11 31 32 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: gauffre Derived forms: camas pocket gopher, gopher ball, gopher mob, gopher snake, gopher spurge (taxonomic: Euphorbia spp.), pocket gopher (taxonomic: Geomyidae sp.), striped gopher Related terms: gopher wood
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈɡəʊfə/ [UK], /ˈɡoʊfɚ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gopher.wav Forms: gophers [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊfə(ɹ) Head templates: {{en-noun}} gopher (plural gophers)
  1. Alternative spelling of gofer Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: gofer
    Sense id: en-gopher-en-noun-KbtvllO8
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Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/3e/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-gopher.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-gopher.wav.ogg"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡoʊfɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-əʊfə(ɹ)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "gopher"
}

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