gopher
noun/ˈɡoʊfər/
Frequency rank: #14,742 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
a small burrowing rodent that lives underground and is known for digging extensive tunnel systems.
Example sentence
The farmer was frustrated because the gopher had dug tunnels all through his vegetable garden.
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