| Gopher |
n. |
One of several western American species of the genus
Spermophilus, of the family Sciuridae; as, the gray gopher
(Spermophilus Franklini) and the striped gopher (S. tridecemlineatus);
-- called also striped prairie squirrel, leopard marmot, and leopard
spermophile. See Spermophile. |
| Gopher |
n. |
A large land tortoise (Testudo Carilina) of the Southern
United States, which makes extensive burrows. |
| Gopher |
n. |
A large burrowing snake (Spilotes Couperi) of the Southern
United States. |
| Gopher wood |
|
A species of wood used in the construction of Noah's
ark. |
| Goracco |
n. |
A paste prepared from tobacco, and smoked in hookahs in
Western India. |
