Zīz'el, n.
n. [N. H. Ger. ziesel, zeisel, zieselmaus, zieselratte, zismaus, zischmaus, M. H. Ger. zisel, O. H. Ger. zisīmus, zisemus.] (Zoöl.) A rodent mammal of the genus Arctomys; the suslik. See SUSLIK. [Written also zisel.]
n. [N. H. Ger. ziesel, zeisel, zieselmaus, zieselratte, zismaus, zischmaus, M. H. Ger. zisel, O. H. Ger. zisīmus, zisemus.] (Zoöl.) A rodent mammal of the genus Arctomys; the suslik. See SUSLIK. [Written also zisel.]