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sewellel |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sewellel \Se*wel"lel\, n. [Of American Indian origin.] (Zo["o]l.) A peculiar gregarious burrowing rodent ({Haplodon rufus}), native of the coast region of the Northwestern United States. It somewhat resembles a muskrat or marmot, but has only a rudimentary tail. Its head is broad, its eyes are small and its fur is brownish above, gray beneath. It constitutes the family {Haplodontid[ae]}. Called also {boomer}, {showt'l}, and {mountain beaver}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: sewellel n : bulky nocturnal burrowing rodent of uplands of the Pacific coast of North America; the most primitive living rodent [syn: {mountain beaver}, {Aplodontia rufa}]
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