souslik

«souslik» in Mova's school dictionary: a small ground squirrel that lives in burrows on the… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a souslik, sousliks)

meaning for a pupil

1) A souslik is a small ground squirrel that lives in burrows on the grassy plains (steppes) of Eastern Europe and Central Asia, including Ukraine. tree →

2) It is also spelled «suslik»; the word comes from Russian. tree →

sense in the lessons

In nature lessons about grasslands, the souslik shows how small animals survive by digging burrows, standing up on their back legs to look out for hawks and foxes, and sleeping through the cold winter (hibernating). In stories set on the steppe, a souslik popping up from its hole is a typical scene.

examples

• A souslik stood up on its back legs and whistled a warning. tree →
• Sousliks dig long tunnels under the grass. tree →
• In winter the souslik hibernates deep underground. tree →
• Eagles hunt sousliks on the open steppe. tree →
• The souslik stuffed seeds into its cheek pouches. tree →
• We saw a photo of a souslik in our book about Ukraine's wildlife. tree →

note

Countable noun: one souslik, two sousliks. Also spelled «suslik». It is a kind of ground squirrel, related to prairie dogs and chipmunks, not a rat or a mouse. A rare word in English; most English speakers say «ground squirrel».

In the corpora

• Little sousliks do the same, and eagles and polecats hunt them.
• Sousliks are a main food for steppe eagles, imperial eagles and steppe polecats, so when souslik colonies disappear these hunters disappear too.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «souslik» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.