- a small ground squirrel (Citellus citellus) of NC Eurasia
- its fur
Origin of suslik
Russ, gopher, akin to Old Church Slavonic sysati, to whistle, buzz from Indo-European echoic base an unverified form s?s- from source German sausen, to whistlesuslik
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suslik
also sous·lik
noun
- Any of several Eurasian ground squirrels, especially the small grayish European species Spermophilus citellus.
- The pelt or fur of this animal.
Origin of suslik
Russian from Old Russian susolŭTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(plural susliks)
- Any of several large Eurasian squirrels, of the genera Citellus or Spermophilus
- The fur of these animals
Usage notes
- There is some disagreement over the taxonomy of these animals
Origin
Russian ÑуÑлик (súslik)
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