gopher tortoise gopher state • gopher turtle · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · gopher tortoise · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 15 · · Length 4 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) burrowing edible land tortoise of southeastern North America. Synonyms: gopher tortoise, gopher turtle, gopher, Gopherus polypemus. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · gopher turtle · · Synonym 1 gopher · · Synonym 2 gopherus polypemus · · Synonym 3 Characters · · space U+0020 e latin small letter e U+0065 g latin small letter g U+0067 h latin small letter h U+0068 i latin small letter i U+0069 o latin small letter o U+006F p latin small letter p U+0070 r latin small letter r U+0072 s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074