siksik

noun

1. Synonym of Arctic ground squirrel.

   “Siksiks are irascible, curious little fellows with vituperative, strident voices that can be heard a mile away.”

   “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 […]”

   “Another resident of the riparian zone is the arctic ground squirrel, also known as the siksik. These rodents eat plant seeds, stems, flowers, and roots. Like arctic foxes, siksiks forage in many areas of the tundra, but make their homes in places where the active layer is deep.”