Sewellel

//səˈwɛləl// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A beaver-like rodent found on the west coast of North America (Aplodontia rufa).
  2. 2
    bulky nocturnal burrowing rodent of uplands of the Pacific coast of North America; the most primitive living rodent wordnet

Synonyms

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mountain beaveraplodontia rufaboomerchehalismountain beavermountain rat

Etymology

From a misunderstanding by Lewis and Clark of Chinook sewellel, shewellel, which actually denotes a robe made from pelt of this rodent rather than the rodent itself.

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mountain beaver

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