gopher tortoise

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What does gopher tortoise mean?

Any of the species of the taxonomic genus Gopherus, which are burrowing tortoises of southern North America.

Where does gopher tortoise come from?

By surface analysis, gopher (“burrowing rodent”, compare translingual Gopherus) + tortoise.

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