gopher tortoise

ˈɡoʊfər ˈtɔrtəs

Definition

Definition of gopher tortoise - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

animal

TECH.

burrowing land tortoise native to southeastern North America

TECH.

The gopher tortoise digs deep burrows in sandy soil.
Conservationists are working to protect the gopher tortoise.
The gopher tortoise is often seen in pine forests.

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burrowing land tortoise native to southeastern North America

Expressions with gopher

pocket gopher

burrowing rodent with large cheek pouches found in America

A pocket gopher dug tunnels in the garden.

gopher wood

unidentified wood used for Noah's Ark construction

Gopher wood was used to build Noah's Ark.

gopher snake

nonvenomous snake of genus Pituophis found in North America

The gopher snake slithered through the desert sand.

Expressions with tortoise

slow as a tortoise

adj.

extremely slow in movement or progress

The old computer is slow as a tortoise.

desert tortoise

tortoise living in dry areas of southwestern US and Mexico

The desert tortoise digs burrows to escape the heat.

giant tortoise

big, long-lasting chelonian found on remote island groups, especially Galápagos, Seychelles

Wildlife rangers protect the giant tortoise on the Galápagos Islands.

Hermann's tortoise

species of tortoise found in southern Europe

Hermann's tortoise is often seen in Mediterranean gardens.

tortoise beetle

beetle in the Cassidini tribe with a shell-like body

The tortoise beetle belongs to the Cassidini tribe.

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French:tortue gopher, ...
German:Gopherschildkröte, ...
Italian:tartaruga gopher, ...
Spanish:tortuga gopher, ...
Portuguese:tartaruga-gopher, ...
Chinese:地鼠龟, ...
Japanese:アメリカハコガメ, ...
Arabic:سُلْحُفَاة جُحْرِيَّة, ...
Hebrew:צָב חוֹפֵר, ...
Russian:гофер-черепаха, ...
Ukrainian:гоферова черепаха, ...
Hindi:गॉफर कछुआ, ...
Bengali:গোফার কচ্ছপ, ...
Catalan:tortuga gòfer, ...
Czech:želva norovací, ...
Danish:gopher skildpadde, ...
Dutch:gopher-schildpad, ...
Greek:χελώνα γκόφερ, ...
Hungarian:üregi teknős, ...
Khmer:អណ្តើកគោកជីករូងនៅតំបន់អាមេរិកខាងជើងភាគអាគ្នេយ៍, ...
Korean:고퍼거북, ...
Persian:لاک‌پشت گوفری, ...
Polish:żółw gopher, ...
Portuguese (BR):tartaruga-gopher, ...
Romanian:țestoasă gopher, ...
Swedish:gopher-sköldpadda, ...
Thai:เต่าบกโกเฟอร์, ...
Turkish:gopher kaplumbağası, ...
Vietnamese:rùa đất gopher, ...

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