gopher

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[ˈɡəʊfə], (Noun)

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- a burrowing rodent with fur-lined pouches on the outside of the cheeks, found in North and Central America

- a tortoise of dry sandy regions that excavates tunnels as shelter from the sun, native to the southern US

- a menu-based system for internet searching and document retrieval, largely superseded by the World Wide Web


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Origin:
late 18th century: perhaps from Canadian French gaufre ‘honeycomb’ (because the gopher ‘honeycombs’ the ground with its burrows)


[ˈɡəʊfə], (Noun)

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