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Meanings of old world ground squirrels in English

Informal group.

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Examples for "susliks"
Examples for "susliks"
1
Hares and rabbits, mice and voles, marmots, susliks, and lemmings abounded in huge numbers; toads, frogs, snakes, and lizards had their place.
The Plains of Passage
2
There was the usual complement of small grassland animals: susliks, marmots, jerboas, hamsters, hares, and a crested porcupine species that was new to the woman.
The Plains of Passage
3
Susliks were the preferred prey of black kites, though the long-winged hawks also fed on other rodents, and carrion and insects as well.
The Mammoth Hunters
1
The large tribe, of the marmots, which includes the three large genuses of Arctomys, Cynomys, and Spermophilus, is still more sociable and still more intelligent.
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