a North American animal like a rat, that lives in holes in the ground 囊地鼠；囊鼠 
- (North American English) (also ground squirrel British and North American English)
a type of squirrel that lives in holes in the ground 囊地鼠；囊鼠 - (also gofer)(informal)
a person whose job is to do small boring tasks for other people, especially in an office or on a film set 地鼠： 一個人的工作是要爲别人做些無聊的事情，特别是在辦公室或電影膠片上的人
Word Originlate 18th cent.: perhaps from Canadian French gaufre ‘honeycomb’ (because the gopher “honeycombs” the ground with its burrows).