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GOPHERUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Gopher tortoises
Synonyms:
genus Gopherus; Gopherus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Gopherus" is a kind of...):
reptile genus (a genus of reptiles)
Meronyms (members of "Gopherus"):
gopher; gopher tortoise; gopher turtle; Gopherus polypemus (burrowing edible land tortoise of southeastern North America)
desert tortoise; Gopherus agassizii (burrowing tortoise of the arid western United States and northern Mexico; may be reclassified as a member of genus Xerobates)
Texas tortoise (close relative to the desert tortoise; may be reclassified as a member of genus Xerobates)
Holonyms ("Gopherus" is a member of...):
family Testudinidae; Testudinidae (land tortoises)
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