suslik

American  

[suhs-lik] / ˈsʌs lɪk /

noun

1. a common ground squirrel or spermophile, Spermophilus (Citellus ) citellus, of Europe and Asia.

2. the fur of this animal.

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suslik British  

/ ˈsʌslɪk /

noun

1. a central Eurasian ground squirrel, Citellus citellus, of dry open areas, having large eyes and small ears

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Etymology

Origin of suslik

1765–75; < Russian súslik, Old Russian susolŭ, akin to Czech, Slovak sysel, Polish suseł, Bulgarian sŭsel ground squirrel, rat, perhaps ultimately from an imitative v. base *sys-, *sus- whistle, hiss

Example Sentences

The sword has been long hanging over my head, but the moment I close my eyes I sleep as sweetly as a suslik.

From Project Gutenberg

"The lion and the spotted hy�na, the mammoth and rhinoceros, were found with the marmot, the suslik, the lemming, the pica, and the reindeer."

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