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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...
- genera—Xerus, the unstriped ground squirrel; Euxerus, the striped ground squirrel; Geosciurus, the Cape and mountain ground squirrels; Atlantoxerus, containing...
- squirrel (Sciurus niger), American beaver (Castor canadensis), white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virgini****), northern raccoon (Procyon lotor), striped skunk...
- squirrel Callosciurus inornatus - inornate squirrel Callosciurus melanogaster - Mentawai squirrel Callosciurus nigrovittatus - black-striped squirrel...
- little bluesteam dominated prairie: Prairie deer mice, white-footed mice, meadow voles, thirteen-lined ground squirrels, northern short-tailed shrews...
- different animals, including a red fox, flying squirrel, mountain goat, blue heron, prairie dog, striped skunk, mule deer, rattlesnake and screech owl...
- Palawan tree squirrel Slender squirrel Eastern chipmunk Douglas squirrel American red squirrel Himalayan striped squirrel Maritime striped squirrel Cambodian...
- also found that the prairie-chickens avoided communication towers and rural farms. Studies have found mesopredators such as striped skunks, raccoons, and...
- to round two: four-striped gr**** mouse, striped polecat, striped possum, chequered elephant shrew, wildcat, fire-footed rope squirrel, numbat, badger bat...