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Definition of
gopher noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
gopher
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈɡoʊfər
/
/
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(
also
ground squirrel
)
a N. American animal like a
rat
, that lives in holes in the ground
2
=
gofer
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gopher
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