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Gopher

N ระบบ บริการ ข้อมูลข่าวสาร อย่าง หนึ่ง บน อินเทอร์เน็ต  โกเฟอร์  ra-bob-bo-ri-kan-kor-mun-kao-san-yang-nueng-bon-in-tor-ned

 

gopher

N กระรอก จำพวก  Citellus มี ถิ่น อาศัย อยู่ บริเวณ อเมริกา เหนือ  chipmunk ground-squirrel prairie dog kra-rok-jam-puak-citellus-me-tin-ar-sai-yu-bo-ri-wen-ar-me-ri-ka-nuea

 

gopherwood

N ไม้ ที่ สร้าง เรือ โนอา ฮ์ 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

GOPHER

Go "pher, n. Etym: [F. gaufre waffle, honeycomb. See Gauffer. ] (Zoöl.)

 

1. One of several North American burrowing rodents of the genera Geomys and Thomomys, of the family Geomyidæ; -- called also pocket gopher and pouched rat. See Pocket gopher, and Tucan.

 

Note: The name was originally given by French settlers to many burrowing rodents, from their honeycombing the earth.

 

2. One of several western American species of the genus Spermophilus, of the family Sciuridæ; as, the gray gopher (Spermophilus Franklini ) and the striped gopher (S. tridecemlineatus ); -- called also striped prairie squirrel, leopard marmot, and leopard spermophile. See Spermophile.

 

3. A large land tortoise (Testudo Carilina ) of the Southern United States, which makes extensive burrows.

 

4. A large burrowing snake (Spilotes Couperi ) of the Southern United States. Gopher drift (Mining ), an irregular prospecting drift, following or seeking the ore without regard to regular grade or section. Raymond.

 

GOPHER STATE

GOPHER STATE Go "pher State.

 

Defn: Minnesota; -- a nickname alluding to the abundance of gophers.

 

GOPHER WOOD

Go "pher wood `. Etym: [Heb. gopher. ]

 

Defn: A species of wood used in the construction of Noah's ark. Gen. vi. 14.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

gopher

go pher 1 |ˈgōfər ˈɡoʊfər | ▶noun 1 (also pocket gopher ) a burrowing rodent with fur-lined pouches on the outside of the cheeks, found in North and Central America. [Family Geomyidae: several genera and species. ] • informal another term for ground squirrel. 2 (also gopher tortoise ) a tortoise of dry sandy regions that excavates tunnels as shelter from the sun, native to the southern US. [Gopherus polyphemus, family Testudinidae. ] 3 (also Gopher ) Computing a menu-based system for Internet searching and document retrieval, largely superseded by the World Wide Web. [1990s: named after the gopher mascot of the University of Minnesota, where the system was invented. ] ORIGIN late 18th cent.: perhaps from Canadian French gaufre ‘honeycomb ’ (because the gopher “honeycombs ” the ground with its burrows ).

 

gopher

go pher 2 |ˈgōfər | ▶noun variant spelling of gofer.

 

gopher ball

go pher ball ▶noun Baseball a pitch that is hit for a home run.

 

gopher snake

go pher snake ▶noun a large harmless yellowish-cream snake with darker markings, native to western North America. [Pituophis catenifer, family Colubridae. ] • (also blue gopher snake ) another term for indigo snake.

 

Gopher State

Go pher State a nickname for the state of Minnesota.

 

gopher wood

go pher wood ▶noun 1 (in biblical use ) the timber from which Noah's ark was made, from an unidentified tree (Gen. 6:14 ). 2 ( gopherwood ) either of two North American trees: [● stinking cedar. ● yellowwood. ] ORIGIN early 17th cent.: gopher from Hebrew gōp̱er.

 

Oxford Dictionary

gopher

gopher |ˈgəʊfə | ▶noun 1 (also pocket gopher ) a burrowing rodent with fur-lined pouches on the outside of the cheeks, found in North and Central America. ●Family Geomyidae: several genera and species. • North American term for ground squirrel. 2 (also gopher tortoise ) a tortoise of dry sandy regions that excavates tunnels as shelter from the sun, native to the southern US. ●Gopherus polyphemus, family Testudinidae. • [ usu. as modifier ] N. Amer. any of a number of burrowing reptiles and amphibians. 3 (also Gopher ) Computing a menu-based system for Internet searching and document retrieval, largely superseded by the World Wide Web. [1990s: named after the gopher mascot of the University of Minnesota, US, where the system was invented. ] 4 variant spelling of gofer. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: perhaps from Canadian French gaufre ‘honeycomb ’ (because the gopher ‘honeycombs ’ the ground with its burrows ).

 

gopher ball

go pher ball ▶noun Baseball a pitch that is hit for a home run.

 

gopher snake

go ¦pher snake ▶noun a large harmless yellowish-cream snake with darker markings, native to western North America. ●Pituophis catenifer, family Colubridae. • (also blue gopher snake ) another term for indigo snake.

 

Gopher State

Gopher State informal name for Minnesota.

 

gopher wood

go ¦pher wood ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] (in biblical use ) the timber from which Noah's ark was made, from an unidentified tree (Gen. 6:14 ). 2 ( gopherwood ) either of two North American trees: ● stinking cedar. ● yellow-wood. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: gopher from Hebrew gōp̱er.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

gopher

go pher /ɡóʊfə r /名詞 1 C 〘動 〙ジリス 〘北米産 〙; ホリネズミ 〘北米 中米産 〙.2 C 〘動 〙アナホリガメ 〘北米産 〙(gopher tortoise ).3 U ｟商標 ｠〘コンピュ 〙〖G- 〗ゴーファー 〘インターネット情報検索プログラム 〙.4 C ｟米 ｠〖G- 〗Minnesota州民 .G -́ St à te 〖the ～〗ジネズミ州 〘米国Minnesota州の愛称 〙.