suslik Hear it!

suslik Definition

sus·lik (sus′lik)

noun

  1. a small ground squirrel (Citellus citellus) of NC Eurasia
  2. its fur

Etymology: Russ, gopher, akin to OSlav sysati, to whistle, buzz < IE echoic base *sūs- > Ger sausen, to whistle