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   gopher

   /ˈɡəʊfə/

   noun

   • 1. a burrowing rodent with fur-lined pouches on the outside of the cheeks, found in North and Central America.
   • ▪ another term for ground squirrel North American
   • 2. a tortoise of dry sandy regions that excavates tunnels as shelter from the sun, native to the southern US.
   • ▪ any of a number of burrowing reptiles and amphibians. North American
   • 3. a menu-based system for internet searching and document retrieval, largely superseded by the World Wide Web.

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

   Scrabble Points: 12

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