Gopher (disambiguation)

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A gopher, also known as a "pocket gopher" (family Geomyidae), is a burrowing rodent native to North America and Central America.

Gopher may also refer to:

Nature[edit]

  • Some species of ground squirrels (tribe Marmotini) of North America, particularly those formerly classified as Spermophilus, are informally referred to as "gophers"
  • Gopher snake – common name of several species of genus Pituophis endemic to west or southwest of North America
  • Gopher tortoise (genus Gopherus), distributed in North America
  • Gopher wood, of unclear meaning, mentioned in the Bible as the building material for Noah's ark
  • Gopher Plant or Paper Spurge (Euphorbia lathyris)

Entertainment[edit]

  • Gophers!, a British children's television programme
  • "Gopher", real name Burl Smith, a character on TV show The Love Boat
  • Gopher (Winnie the Pooh), a character in Walt Disney's Winnie the Pooh franchise
  • Gordon the Gopher, an English puppet gopher who first appeared on Children's BBC (CBBC) between 1985 and 1987

Technology[edit]

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