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gopher | gopherlike |

As a noun gopher

is (internet) an internet protocol for document search and retrieval.

As an adjective gopherlike is

resembling or characteristic of a gopher.

gopher

English

Etymology 1

Perhaps from French gaufre, based on the analogy of holes in the ground to the indentations in a waffle.

Noun

(en noun)
  • A small burrowing rodent, especially in the family Geomyidae.
  • The gopher tortoise

    • Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)

    • See also

    * gopher wood * gauffre

    gopherlike

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Resembling or characteristic of a gopher.