/ Thesaurus / G Synonyms of gopher tortoise Find synonyms for: Noun1. gopher tortoise, gopher turtle, gopher, Gopherus polypemus, tortoiseusage: burrowing edible land tortoise of southeastern North AmericaWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: endear Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language