GOPHER TORTOISE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does gopher tortoise mean? 

• GOPHER TORTOISE (noun)
  The noun GOPHER TORTOISE has 1 sense:

1. burrowing edible land tortoise of southeastern North America

  Familiarity information: GOPHER TORTOISE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GOPHER TORTOISE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Burrowing edible land tortoise of southeastern North America

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

gopher; gopher tortoise; gopher turtle; Gopherus polypemus

Hypernyms ("gopher tortoise" is a kind of...):

tortoise (usually herbivorous land turtles having clawed elephant-like limbs; worldwide in arid area except Australia and Antarctica)

Holonyms ("gopher tortoise" is a member of...):

genus Gopherus; Gopherus (gopher tortoises)