(亦作 pocket gopher)a burrowing rodent with fur-lined pouches on the outside of the cheeks, found in North and Central America (北美产的一种掘地啮齿动物)囊颊兽,(北美和中美洲产的)一种地鼠,金花鼠
Family Geomyidae: several genera and species 囊鼠科:数属,数种 ■(informal). North American term for ground squirrel (非正式,北美)。 同 ground squirrel
(亦作 gopher tortoise)a tortoise of dry sandy regions that excavates tunnels as shelter from the sun, native to the southern US 穴居的沙龟(产于美国南部)
Gopherus polyphemus, family Testudinidae 拉丁名Gopherus polyphemus,龟科 ■[usu. as modifier](N. Amer.)any of a number of reptiles and amphibians that enter burrows (北美)任何穴居的爬行动物,两栖动物
(亦作 Gopher)(Computing)a menu-based system which allows users of the Internet to search for and retrieve documents on topics of interest (计算机)黄鼠工具
variant spelling of gofer 同 gofer
语源
late 18th cent.: perhaps from Canadian French gaufre 'honeycomb' (because the gopher ‘honeycombs’ the ground with its burrows)