gophers
Prairie pocket rodents
Gophers are burrowing rodents native to North America, known for tunneling through lawns and gardens.
The word extends to various animals with similar habits, including ground squirrels and a burrowing tortoise.
In computing, Gopher was an early internet protocol for organizing and retrieving documents, predating the World Wide Web.
A gopher is also someone who runs errands—a gofer: The intern worked as a gopher for the production team.
Enclosed underground route
- burrowAnimal's dug dwelling
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- excavateRemove earth systematically
- diggingRemoving earth below
mound · hole · subterranean · earthworks · den · chamber · dirt · soil
Expandable oral storage compartments
- incisorsFront cutting teeth
- whiskersFacial sensory hairs
- gnawingPersistent biting action
- furAnimal body hair
tail · claws · teeth · foraging · scurrying · herbivore · quadruped · vertebrate
Upper Midwest American state
- universityHigher education institution
- sportsCompetitive physical activities
- teamOrganized cooperative unit
- collegeHigher education institution
athletics · football · rivalry · fans · school spirit · logo · merchandise
Harmful backyard creature
- cropsCultivated plants for harvest
- damageHarm or impairment
- infestationPest takeover situation
- nuisanceCause of aggravation
control · traps · extermination · vermin · deterrents · repellent · eradication · bait
tunnel
Enclosed underground route
- burrowAnimal's dug dwelling
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- excavateRemove earth systematically
digging · mound · hole · subterranean · earthworks · den · chamber · dirt · soil · entrance
cheek pouches
Expandable oral storage compartments
fur · tail · claws · teeth · foraging · scurrying · herbivore · quadruped · vertebrate · nesting
Minnesota
Upper Midwest American state
- universityHigher education institution
- sportsCompetitive physical activities
- teamOrganized cooperative unit
college · athletics · football · rivalry · fans · school spirit · logo · merchandise
garden pest
Harmful backyard creature
- cropsCultivated plants for harvest
- damageHarm or impairment
- infestationPest takeover situation
nuisance · control · traps · extermination · vermin · deterrents · repellent · eradication · bait · poison
internet
Interconnected computer systems
- menuList of available dishes
- text-basedConveyed through writing
- serverOne who attends tables
- Burrowersaardvark, aardvarks, badger, badgers, mole rat
- farm hazardsdrought, frost damage, flood, hail damage, frost
- farm pestsaphid, aphids, armyworm, boll weevil, corn borer
- pestsants, ant, bugs, cockroach, cockroaches
- rodentsmouse, rat, guinea pig, squirrel, mice
- diggersexcavator, backhoe, shovel, spade, pickaxe
gopherseagles
Large predatory birds
hawks · birds · songbirds · swallows · hummingbirds
gophersearthworms
Soil-dwelling segmented invertebrates
bees · pollinators · beneficial insects · ladybugs · honeybees
- pocket gopherBurrowing rodent with cheek pouches
- gopher holeRodent's underground entrance
- gopher tortoiseBurrowing land turtle
- gopher snakeHarmless North American constrictor
- gopher ballPitch hit for homer