gopher tortoise

== English == === Etymology === By surface analysis, gopher (“burrowing rodent”, compare translingual Gopherus) +‎ tortoise. === Noun === gopher tortoise (plural gopher tortoises) Any of the species of the taxonomic genus Gopherus, which are burrowing tortoises of southern North America. ==== Hyponyms ==== Bolson tortoise (Gopherus flavomarginatus) ==== Translations ====