Definition of Thomomys talpoides

1. Noun. Greyish to brown gopher of western and central United States.

Exact synonyms: Northern Pocket Gopher
Generic synonyms: Gopher, Pocket Gopher, Pouched Rat
Group relationships: Genus Thomomys, Thomomys

Lexicographical Neighbors of Thomomys Talpoides

Thomasian
Thomasina
Thomason
Thomean
Thomerson
Thomism
Thomist
Thomistic
Thomists
Thomite
Thomites
Thomlinson
Thomomys
Thomomys bottae
Thomomys talpoides (current term)
Thompsett
Thompson
Thompson's test
Thompson Seedless
Thompson submachine gun
Thompson submachine guns
Thomsett
Thomson
Thomson's disease
Thomson's gazelle
Thomson's sign
Thomson scattering

Literary usage of Thomomys talpoides

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Geographical History of Mammals by Richard Lydekker (1896)
"FACE OF Thomomys talpoides, SHOWING SMOOTH UPPER INCISORS AND OPENINGS OF CHEEK-POUCHES. 0 sub-region of the Holarctic, where they are represented by a ..."

2. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences by California Academy of Sciences (1919)
"... Gopher— [printed strips pasted on] San Mateo Cal. Mch. 7, '63 JGC"; reverse, eleven measurements. No. 5615 : obverse of label "Thomomys talpoides ..."

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