A gopher, also known as a "pocket gopher" (family Geomyidae), is a burrowing rodent native to North America and Central America.
Gopher may also refer to:
Nature Some species of ground squirrels (tribe Marmotini) of North America, particularly those formerly classified as Spermophilus, are informally referred to as "gophers" Gopher snake – common name of several species of genus Pituophis endemic to west or southwest of North America Gopher tortoise (genus Gopherus), distributed in North America Gopher wood, of unclear meaning, mentioned in the Bible as the building material for Noah's ark Gopher Plant or Paper Spurge (Euphorbia lathyris)
Entertainment Gophers!, a British children's television programme "Gopher", real name Burl Smith, a character on TV show The Love Boat Gopher (Winnie the Pooh), a character in Walt Disney's Winnie the Pooh franchise
Technology 9K35 Strela-10, or SA-13 "Gopher", a Soviet surface-to-air missile system Go gopher, a mascot of Go programming language Gopher (protocol), an early distributed hypertext protocol Gopher, an Australian term for a mobility scooter
Other Minnesota, the "Gopher State" Minnesota Golden Gophers, University of Minnesota sports teams Gopher (train), a passenger train operated by the Great Northern Railway, USA Gopher (video game), an Atari 2600 game Gopher Gang, early 20th-century New York street gang
See also Gofer (disambiguation) Gaufre, French term for a flat cake similar to waffles