gopher vs tortoise
tortoise vs gophergopher and tortoise both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| gopher | Yes | No | No | No |
| tortoise | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
tortoise is a hypernym of
gopher; that is, tortoise is a
word with a broader meaning than gopher:
- gopher: burrowing edible land tortoise of southeastern North America
- tortoise: usually herbivorous land turtles having clawed elephant-like limbs; worldwide in arid areas except Australia and Antarctica
| gopher (noun) | tortoise (noun) |
|---|---|
| burrowing rodent of the family Geomyidae having large external cheek pouches; of Central America and southwestern North America | usually herbivorous land turtles having clawed elephant-like limbs; worldwide in arid areas except Australia and Antarctica |
| burrowing edible land tortoise of southeastern North America | |
| any of various terrestrial burrowing rodents of Old and New Worlds; often destroy crops | |
| a zealously energetic person (especially a salesman) |
Words related to "gopher"
- Arctic ground squirrel
- Citellus
- Citellus citellus
- Citellus lateralis
- Citellus leucurus
- Citellus parryi
- Citellus richardsoni
- Citellus variegatus
- Geomyidae
- Geomys bursarius
- Geomys pinetis
- Gopherus
- Gopherus polypemus
- Richardson ground squirrel
- Spermophilus
- Thomomys bottae
- Thomomys talpoides
- antelope chipmunk
- antelope squirrel
- busy bee
- eager beaver
- family Geomyidae
- flickertail
- genus Citellus
- genus Gopherus
- genus Spermophilus
- goffer
- gopher tortoise
- gopher turtle
- ground squirrel
- live wire
- mantled ground squirrel
- northern pocket gopher
- parka squirrel
- plains pocket gopher
- pocket gopher
- pocket rat
- pouched rat
- rock squirrel
- sharpie
- sharpy
- souslik
- southeastern pocket gopher
- spermophile
- squirrel
- suslik
- tortoise
- valley pocket gopher
- whitetail antelope squirrel
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