English > Gopherus: 1 sense > noun 1, animalMeaning | gopher tortoises. |
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Synonym | genus Gopherus |
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Member of | Testudinidae, family Testudinidae | Land tortoises |
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Members | Texas tortoise | Close relative to the desert tortoise |
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desert tortoise, Gopherus agassizii | burrowing tortoise of the arid western United States and northern Mexico |
gopher tortoise, gopher turtle, gopher, Gopherus polypemus | burrowing edible land tortoise of southeastern North America |
Broader | reptile genus | A genus of reptiles |
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Spanish | género Gopherus, genus gopherus, gopherus, Gopherus |
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Catalan | genus gopherus, gopherus |
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