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suslik

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈsʌslɪk/
  • /ˈsʊslɪk/
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  • rhymes with -ʌslɪk
  • rhymes with -ʊslɪk

1

noun

Meaning 1

Any of several large Eurasian squirrels, of the genera Citellus or Spermophilus.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The fur of these animals.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

rather large central Eurasian ground squirrel

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: souslik, Citellus citellus

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: ground squirrel, gopher, spermophile

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian су́слик (súslik).

Across languages

Translations

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Southern Altai: јымран (ǰïmran) — Spermophilus or Citellus
  • Bashkir: йомран (yomran) — Spermophilus or Citellus
  • Belarusian: су́слік (súslik) — Spermophilus or Citellus
  • Bulgarian: лалугер (laluger) — Spermophilus or Citellus
  • Catalan: suslic — Spermophilus or Citellus
  • Chinese Mandarin: 歐黃鼠 /欧黄鼠 (ōuhuángshǔ) — Spermophilus or Citellus
  • Czech: sysel — Spermophilus or Citellus
  • Esperanto: zizelo — Spermophilus or Citellus
  • Finnish: suslikki — Spermophilus or Citellus
  • French: souslik — Spermophilus or Citellus
  • French: zisel — Spermophilus or Citellus
  • German: Ziesel — Spermophilus or Citellus
  • Middle High German: zisemūs — Spermophilus or Citellus
  • Old High German: zisimūs — Spermophilus or Citellus
  • Greek: λαγόγυρος (lagógyros) — Spermophilus or Citellus
  • Hungarian: ürge — Spermophilus or Citellus
  • Ingrian: suslikka — Spermophilus or Citellus
  • Italian: citello — Spermophilus or Citellus
  • Japanese: ハタリス (hatarisu) — Spermophilus or Citellus
  • Japanese: ヨーロッパハタリス (Yōroppa hatarisu) — Spermophilus or Citellus
  • Japanese: ジリス (jirisu) — Spermophilus or Citellus
  • Macedonian: сто́болка (stóbolka) — Spermophilus or Citellus
  • Mongolian: зурам (zuram) — Spermophilus or Citellus
  • Polish: suseł — Spermophilus or Citellus
  • Romanian: popândău — Spermophilus or Citellus
  • Russian: су́слик (súslik) — Spermophilus or Citellus
  • Slovak: syseľ — Spermophilus or Citellus
  • Turkish: geleni — Spermophilus or Citellus
  • Ukrainian: ховра́х (xovráx) — Spermophilus or Citellus
  • Ukrainian: ховрашо́к (xovrašók) — Spermophilus or Citellus