Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - gopher
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Gopher
gopher
I. noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1791 1. a burrowing land tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) of the southern United States; broadly any of several related land tortoises — called also ~ tortoise 2. a. any of a family (Geomyidae) of burrowing rodents of western North America, Central America, and the southern United States that are the size of a large rat and have large cheek pouches opening beside the mouth — called also pocket ~ b. any of several small ground squirrels (genus Spermophilus) of the prairie region of North America 3. ~ ball II. variant of gofer
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1. n. 1 (in full pocket gopher) any burrowing rodent of the family Geomyidae, native to N. America, having external cheek pouches and sharp front teeth. 2 a N. American ground squirrel. 3 a tortoise, Gopherus polyphemus, native to the southern US, that excavates tunnels as shelter from the sun. Phrases and idioms gopher snake a cribo. Etymology: 18th c.: orig. uncert. 2. n. 1 Bibl. a tree from the wood of which Noah's ark was made. 2 (in full gopher-wood) a tree, Cladrastis lutea, yielding yellowish timber. Etymology: Heb. goper ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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мам. гофер; pl гоферовые (Geomyidae) – Buller's and Alcorn's pocket gopher – desert pocket gopher – eastern pocket gopher – giant pocket gopher – hispid pocket gopher – Michoacan pocket gopher – plains pocket gopher – pocket gophers – smoky pocket gopher – smooth-toothed pocket gopher – striped gopher – western pocket gopher ...Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
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1. см. gofer 2. гофер, американская сумчатая крыса Зверек семейства сусликовых (Sitellus - лат.), обитает в североамериканских прериях Great Plains 3. "суслик" Прозвище жителя штата Миннесота. См. Gopher State 4. см. pocket gopher ...Англо-русский лингвострановедческий словарь
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1. зоол. американская мешетчатая крыса, гофер (Geomys) 2. зоол. суслик колумбийский (Citellus columbianus) 3. ам. жарг. мальчишка, первым проникающий в помещение при краже 4. ам. жарг. взломщик сейфов Id: G. State —- "Штат сусликов" (шутливое название штата Миннесота) 5. ам. рыть, копать 6. горн. производить бессистемную разведку 7. мальчик на побегушках; сотрудник или сотрудница, выполняющая поручения товарищей по работе; "поди-подай" ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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State joc. штат Миннесота GOPHER 1. noun 1) мешотчатая крыса, гофер 2) суслик 3) = goffer 1. - Gopher State 2. v. 1) рыть 2) mining производить бессистемные разведки 3) = goffer 2. ...Англо-русский словарь
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(gophers) 1. A gopher is a small animal which looks a bit like a rat and lives in holes in the ground. Gophers are found in Canada and the USA. N-COUNT 2. In computing, Gopher is a program that collects information for you from many databases across the Internet. N-PROPER; also N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ n a North and Central American animal like a large rat that lives in holes in the ground ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 1814, Amer.Eng., of uncertain origin, perhaps an anglicization of Louisiana Fr. gaufre "honeycomb, waffle," said to have been used of small mammals on analogy of the structure of their burrows, from O.Fr. gaufre, of Frank. origin. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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