Usually means: Land-dwelling turtle, southeastern United States.
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  1. gopher tortoise: Merriam-Webster
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▸ noun:  Any of the species of the taxonomic genus Gopherus, which are burrowing tortoises of southern North America.

Similar:
gopher, gopher turtle, gopherus polypemus, desert tortoise, pocket gopher, geometric tortoise, giant tortoise, soft tortoise, geomyid, geochelone, more...

Opposite:
non-gopher tortoise

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Similar:
gopher, gopher turtle, gopherus polypemus, desert tortoise, pocket gopher, geometric tortoise, giant tortoise, soft tortoise, geomyid, geochelone, more...

Opposite:
non-gopher tortoise



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