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noun
Any of the burrowing rodents of the family Geomyidae, regarded as the "true" gophers, native North and Central America.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
burrowing rodent of the family Geomyidae having large external cheek pouches; of Central America and southwestern North America
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: gopher, pouched rat
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Broader terms: pocket rat
Narrower terms: plains pocket gopher, Geomys bursarius, southeastern pocket gopher, Geomys pinetis, valley pocket gopher, Thomomys bottae, northern pocket gopher, Thomomys talpoides
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