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

From The History of the European Fauna by Scharff, Robert Francis

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

From The Deluge, Vol. I. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. by Sienkiewicz, Henryk