pocket gopher

noun

any of numerous burrowing rodents of the family Geomyidae, of western and southern North America and Central America, having large, external, fur-lined cheek pouches.

Also called gopher, pocket rat, pouched rat .

Origin of pocket gopher

1870–75, Amer.

Words nearby pocket gopher

pocket door, pocket drive, pocketed calculus, pocket edition, pocketful, pocket gopher, pocket-handkerchief, pocketing, pocketknife, pocket money, pocket mouse

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Example sentences from the Web for pocket gopher

The name “gopher” is more commonly applied to certain small rodent mammals, particularly the pocket-gopher.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2|Various
Florida pocket-gopher burrows and their arthropod inhabitants.
The Biotic Associations of Cockroaches|Louis M. Roth
Mr. Andrews: Mr. Ludlow spoke of the pocket-gopher favoring alfalfa.
Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916|Various
When "measuring" chipmunks taxonomically, it is necessary to use a "chipmunk scale" and not, for example, a "pocket-gopher scale."
Taxonomy of the Chipmunks, Eutamias quadrivittatus and Eutamias umbrinus|John A. White

British Dictionary definitions for pocket gopher

pocket gopher

noun

the full name for gopher (def. 1)

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单词	pocket gopher
释义	pocket gopher noun any of numerous burrowing rodents of the family Geomyidae, of western and southern North America and Central America, having large, external, fur-lined cheek pouches. Also called gopher, pocket rat, pouched rat . Origin of pocket gopher 1870–75, Amer. Words nearby pocket gopher pocket door, pocket drive, pocketed calculus, pocket edition, pocketful, pocket gopher, pocket-handkerchief, pocketing, pocketknife, pocket money, pocket mouse Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pocket gopher The name “gopher” is more commonly applied to certain small rodent mammals, particularly the pocket-gopher. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2\|Various Florida pocket-gopher burrows and their arthropod inhabitants. The Biotic Associations of Cockroaches\|Louis M. Roth Mr. Andrews: Mr. Ludlow spoke of the pocket-gopher favoring alfalfa. Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916\|Various When "measuring" chipmunks taxonomically, it is necessary to use a "chipmunk scale" and not, for example, a "pocket-gopher scale." Taxonomy of the Chipmunks, Eutamias quadrivittatus and Eutamias umbrinus\|John A. White British Dictionary definitions for pocket gopher pocket gopher noun the full name for gopher (def. 1) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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