/'gəʊfə(r); `ˇofɚ/
n burrowing rat-like N American animal 囊地鼠（产于北美）.

n[C]
[Sense: 1; Date: 1700-1800; Origin: Perhaps from Canadian French gaufre 'honeycomb']
a North and Central American animal like a large rat that lives in holes in the ground
alsoGopher
trademark a computer program that helps people find and use information quickly on the Internet