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Synonyms for Gopher (same or very similar meaning)

WordNet sense 1 (a zealously energetic person (especially a salesman)):
goffer

WordNet sense 2 (a native or resident of Minnesota):
Minnesotan

WordNet sense 3 (any of various terrestrial burrowing rodents of Old and New Worlds; often destroy crops):
spermophile, ground squirrel

WordNet sense 4 (burrowing rodent of the family Geomyidae having large external cheek pouches; of Central America and southwestern North America):
pocket gopher, pouched rat

WordNet sense 5 (burrowing edible land tortoise of southeastern North America):
gopher tortoise, gopher turtle, Gopherus polypemus


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