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Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic сусолу (susolu), that from Proto-Slavic *sysьlъ, probably onomatopoeic of its calls; related to Bulgarian съскам (sǎskam, “I hiss”) and Old Church Slavonic свистати (svistati, “to whistle”).
Pronunciation
Noun
су́слик • (súslik) m anim (genitive су́слика, nominative plural су́слики, genitive plural су́сликов)
- suslik, ground squirrel, spermophile, gopher
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