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Word: Gopher
Speech Type: Noun
late 18th century: perhaps from Canadian French gaufre ‘honeycomb’ (because the gopher ‘honeycombs’ the ground with its burrows)
ˈɡəʊfə
a burrowing rodent with fur-lined pouches on the outside of the cheeks, found in North and Central America.
Short Definition:burrowing rodent
a tortoise of dry sandy regions that excavates tunnels as shelter from the sun, native to the southern US.
Short Definition:type of tortoise
a menu-based system for internet searching and document retrieval, largely superseded by the World Wide Web.
Short Definition:internet search system
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