释义 |
zizel|ˈzɪzəl| Also zisel. [ad. G. ziesel (also zieselmaus, -ratte; in MHG. zisel; cf. also OHG. zisemûs dormouse = OE. sisemús).] The ground-squirrel Spermophilus citillus; = suslik.
1785Smellie Buffon's Nat. Hist. (1791) VIII. 229 The Zisel, or Earless Marmot. 1833Penny Cycl. I. 441/2 The zizel or souslic marmot. 1893Edin. Rev. Jan. 20 Other Southern districts [were visited] by zisels and worms. |