noun
- Burrowing edible land tortoise of southeastern North America.
- synonyms: gopher turtle, gopher, Gopherus polypemus
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
| APA | WordNet. (2010). gopher tortoise. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/gopher_tortoise/definitions/1195898 |
| Chicago | WordNet. 2010. "gopher tortoise" http://smartdefine.org/gopher_tortoise/definitions/1195898 (accessed September 21, 2026). |
| Harvard | WordNet 2010, gopher tortoise, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/gopher_tortoise/definitions/1195898>. |
| MLA | WordNet. "gopher tortoise" 23 October 2010. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/gopher_tortoise/definitions/1195898> |