sewellel

English

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.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /səˈwɛləl/

Noun

sewellel (plural sewellels)

  1. A beaver-like rodent found on the west coast of North America (Aplodontia rufa).
    Synonyms: boomer, chehalis, mountain beaver, mountain rat

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