spermophile

Betekenis (Engels)

A terrestrial burrowing rodent; ground squirrel.

Sinonieme

ground squirrel

gopher

souslik

houslik

Eurasian ground squirrel

European souslik

European ground squirrel

Vertalings

esquirol de terra

Ziesel

Schlichtziesel

einfarbiges Ziesel

europäisches Ziesel

souslik

spermophile

spermophile d’Europe

souslik d’Europe

souslik spermophile

Spermophilus citellus

Citellus citellus

Espermófilo

ardilla terrestre europea

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈspɜː(ɹ)məfaɪl/

Etimologie (Engels)

From Spermophilus from σπέρμα (spérma, “seed”) + φιλέω (philéō, “love”), hence, "seed-lover". This genus formerly included most of the terrestrial squirrels, but all of the North American species have been split off into separate genera.