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suslik

[ suhs-lik ]

noun

  1. a common ground squirrel or spermophile, Spermophilus ( Citellus ) citellus, of Europe and Asia.
  2. the fur of this animal.


suslik

/ ˈʌɪ /

noun

  1. a central Eurasian ground squirrel, Citellus citellus, of dry open areas, having large eyes and small ears
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of suslik1

1765–75; < Russian ú, Old Russian ܲDZŭ, akin to Czech, Slovak sysel, Polish ܲł, Bulgarian ŭ ground squirrel, rat, perhaps ultimately from an imitative v. base *sys-, *sus- whistle, hiss
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of suslik1

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

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"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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