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striped prairie squirrel
Gopher Go"pher, n. [F. gaufre waffle, honeycomb. See Gauffer.] (Zo["o]l.) 1. One of several North American burrowing rodents of the genera Geomys and Thomomys, of the family Geomyid[ae]; -- called also pocket gopher and pouched rat. See Pocket gopher, and Tucan. Note: The name was originally given by French settlers to many burrowing rodents, from their honeycombing the earth. 2. One of several western American species of the genus Spermophilus, of the family Sciurid[ae]; as, the gray gopher (Spermophilus Franklini) and the striped gopher (S. tridecemlineatus); -- called also striped prairie squirrel, leopard marmot, and leopard spermophile. See Spermophile. 3. A large land tortoise (Testudo Carilina) of the Southern United States, which makes extensive burrows. 4. A large burrowing snake (Spilotes Couperi) of the Southern United States. Gopher drift (Mining), an irregular prospecting drift, following or seeking the ore without regard to regular grade or section. --Raymond.

Meaning of striped prairie squirrel from wikipedia

- family includes tree squirrels, ground squirrels (including chipmunks and prairie dogs, among others), and flying squirrels. Squirrels are indigenous to...
- The thirteen-lined ground squirrel (Ictidomys tridecemlineatus), also known as the striped gopher, leopard ground squirrel, and squinny (formerly known...
- Chipmunks are small, striped rodents of Sciuridae, the squirrel family; specifically, they are ground squirrels (Marmotini). Chipmunks are found in North...
- genera—Xerus, the unstriped ground squirrel; Euxerus, the striped ground squirrel; Geosciurus, the Cape and mountain ground squirrels; Atlantoxerus, containing...
- squirrel Callosciurus inornatus - inornate squirrel Callosciurus melanogaster - Mentawai squirrel Callosciurus nigrovittatus - black-striped squirrel...
- also found that the prairie-chickens avoided communication towers and rural farms. Studies have found mesopredators such as striped skunks, raccoons, and...
- American red squirrel dips into the higher elevations of Virginia and North Carolina. Other common mammals are the Virginia opossum, raccoon striped and spotted...
- Palawan tree squirrel Slender squirrel Eastern chipmunk Douglas squirrel American red squirrel Himalayan striped squirrel Maritime striped squirrel Cambodian...
- Poliocitellus Franklin's ground squirrel, P. franklinii LC Genus: Sciurus Eastern gray squirrel, S. carolinensis LC Fox squirrel, S. niger LC Genus: Tamias...
- African striped squirrels Genus Glaucomys - New World flying squirrel Genus Glyphotes - sculptor squirrel Genus Heliosciurus - sun squirrel Genus Hylopetes...