Meanings
nounsuslik (countable and uncountable, plural susliks)
plural susliks · alternative souslik
- countableuncountableAny of several large Eurasian squirrels, of the genera Citellus or Spermophilus.
Synonyms: sisel, zizel, spermophile, ground squirrel, gopher
- countableuncountableThe fur of these animals.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny of several large Eurasian squirrels, of the genera Citellus or Spermophilus.
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More synonyms by meaning
nounrather large central Eurasian ground squirrel
Similar
souslikCitellus citellus
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Origin
- Russianсу́слик
- Russianсу́слик
- Englishsuslik
Borrowed from Russian су́слик (súslik).
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Bulgarian лалугер
- лалугер (laluger)Spermophilus or Citellus
Catalan suslic
- suslicSpermophilus or Citellus
Chinese Mandarin 歐黃鼠 /欧黄鼠
- 歐黃鼠 /欧黄鼠 (ōuhuángshǔ)Spermophilus or Citellus
Czech sysel
- syselSpermophilus or Citellus
Esperanto zizelo
- zizeloSpermophilus or Citellus
Finnish suslikki
- suslikkiSpermophilus or Citellus
French souslik, zisel
- souslikSpermophilus or Citellus
- ziselSpermophilus or Citellus
German Ziesel
- ZieselSpermophilus or Citellus
Greek λαγόγυρος
- λαγόγυρος (lagógyros)Spermophilus or Citellus
Hungarian ürge
- ürgeSpermophilus or Citellus
Italian citello
- citelloSpermophilus or Citellus
Japanese ハタリス, ヨーロッパハタリス
- ハタリス (hatarisu)Spermophilus or Citellus
- ヨーロッパハタリス (Yōroppa hatarisu)Spermophilus or Citellus
- ジリス (jirisu)Spermophilus or Citellus
Polish suseł
- susełSpermophilus or Citellus
Romanian popândău
- popândăuSpermophilus or Citellus
Russian су́слик
- су́слик (súslik)Spermophilus or Citellus
Slovak syseľ
- syseľSpermophilus or Citellus
Turkish geleni
- geleniSpermophilus or Citellus
Ukrainian ховра́х, ховрашо́к
- ховра́х (xovráx)Spermophilus or Citellus
- ховрашо́к (xovrašók)Spermophilus or Citellus
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Cite this entry
APA
suslik. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suslik
MLA
“suslik.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suslik. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “suslik,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suslik.
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