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Pocket gophers, commonly referred to simply as gophers, are burrowing rodents of the family Geomyidae. The roughly 35 species are all endemic to North and Central America.

A large burrowing rodent (Marmota monax) of northern and eastern North America, having a short-legged, heavyset body and grizzled brownish fur. Also called groundhog; also called regionally whistle pig.

Any of various short-tailed, burrowing rodents of the family Geomyidae of North America, having fur-lined external cheek pouches. Also called pocket gopher.

A rodent of the family Sciuridae, belonging to the group of large ground squirrels known as marmots, Marmota monax.

Any of various ground squirrels of North American prairies.

A common large North American marmot (Arctomys monax). It is usually reddish brown, more or less grizzled with gray. It makes extensive burrows, and is often injurious to growing crops. Called also ground hog.

See gopher tortoise.

The yaffle, or green woodpecker.

A small burrowing rodent native to North and Central America, especially in the family Geomyidae (true gophers).

Reddish brown North American marmot

The ground squirrel.

The gopher tortoise.

The gopher rockfish.

One of several North American burrowing rodents of the genera Geomys and Thomomys, of the family Geomyidæ; - called also pocket gopher and pouched rat. See Pocket gopher, and Tucan.

One of several western American species of the genus Spermophilus, of the family Sciuridæ; as, the gray gopher (Spermophilus Franklini) and the striped gopher (S. tridecemlineatus); - called also striped prairie squirrel, leopard marmot, and leopard spermophile. See Spermophile.

A large land tortoise (Testudo Carilina) of the Southern United States, which makes extensive burrows.

A large burrowing snake (Spilotes Couperi) of the Southern United States.

A zealously energetic person (especially a salesman)

Any of various terrestrial burrowing rodents of Old and New Worlds; often destroy crops

Burrowing rodent of the family Geomyidae having large external cheek pouches; of Central America and southwestern North America

Burrowing edible land tortoise of southeastern North America