spermophile
Meaning
A terrestrial burrowing rodent; ground squirrel.
Synonyms
houslik
Eurasian ground squirrel
European souslik
European ground squirrel
Translations
esquirol de terra
Schlichtziesel einfarbiges Ziesel europäisches Ziesel
souslik spermophile d’Europe souslik d’Europe souslik spermophile
Spermophilus citellus Citellus citellus
Espermófilo
ardilla terrestre europeaPronounced as (IPA)
/ˈspɜː(ɹ)məfaɪl/
Etymology
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.
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