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siksik

siksik noun: synonym of Arctic ground squirrel.

Noun

siksik (plural siksiks)

  1. Synonym of Arctic ground squirrel.
    • Siksiks are irascible, curious little fellows with vituperative, strident voices that can be heard a mile away.1972, Fred Bruemmer, Encounters with Arctic Animals, New York: American Heritage Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OCLC
    • One autumn, I watched two different grizzlies of Denali National Park hunt for Arctic ground squirrels, or siksiks. At the northern latitudes beyond the timberline, where they live, siksiks have only a very brief summer in which to eat, raise a family, enough body fat […]1990, Erwin A. Bauer, Erwin Bauer's Bear in Their World, Outdoor Life Books, →ISBN, →OCLC

Synonyms of siksik

Forms of siksik

pluralsiksiks

Origin of siksik

Borrowed from Inuktitut ᓯᒃᓯᒃ (siksik).

Questions about siksik

What does siksik mean?
Siksik means synonym of Arctic ground squirrel.
What part of speech is siksik?
Siksik is a noun.
What is the plural of siksik?
The plural of siksik is siksiks.

Words near siksik in the dictionary

  1. Sikligars
  2. Sikora
  3. Sikoras
  4. Sikorski
  5. Sikorskis
  6. siksik
  7. Siksika
  8. siksiks
  9. Siksiká
  10. siku
  11. sikus

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