Gopher tortoise

/ɡˈəʊfə tˈɔːtəs/

/ɡˈoʊfɚ tˈɔːɹɾəs/

Gopher tortoise

burrowing edible land tortoise of southeastern North America

synonyms : gopher

Examples

1. So I went to Norway to study Alpine and Glacial Ecology and then after that went to Florida for a Gopher Tortoise conservation project.

2. so killing the gopher tortoise actually affects a whole lot of animals.

3. It's an endangered gopher tortoise and endangered because their habitat is basically getting destroyed, whether it's by roads or construction.