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Definition of Sewellel
1. Noun. Bulky nocturnal burrowing rodent of uplands of the Pacific coast of North America; the most primitive living rodent.
Generic synonyms: Gnawer, Rodent
Group relationships: Aplodontia, Genus Aplodontia
Definition of Sewellel
1. n. 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 Haplodontidæ. Called also boomer, showt'l, and mountain beaver.
Definition of Sewellel
1. Noun. The mountain beaver (''Aplodontia rufa'') ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sewellel
1. a beaver [n -S]
Medical Definition of Sewellel
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Sewellel
Literary usage of Sewellel
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. American Animals: A Popular Guide to the Mammals of North America North of by Witmer Stone, William Everett Cram (1902)
"They have extremely broad flat skulls, thick clumsy bodies, with practically no
neck, short ears and very short tail. sewellel Aplodontia ..."
2. The Burgess Animal Book for Children by Thornton Waldo Burgess (1920)
"His proper name is sewellel. Sometimes he is called Showt'l and sometimes the
Boomer, and sometimes the Chehalis, but most folks call him the Mountain ..."
3. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge edited by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1883)
"sewellel, a North American rodent of the genus aplodontia (Rich.), so called from
the simple structure of the molars, apparently connecting the beaver with ..."
4. History of the Expedition Under the Command of Lewis and Clark: To the by Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, Elliott Coues, Thomas Jefferson (1893)
"It seems by the later researches of George Gibbs into the unspellable jargon of
the Columbia River Indians, that " sewellel " is their name for the robes, ..."
5. American Animals: A Popular Guide to the Mammals of North America North of by Witmer Stone, William Everett Cram (1902)
"They have extremely broad flat skulls, thick clumsy bodies, with practically no
neck, short ears and very short tail. sewellel Aplodontia ..."
6. The Burgess Animal Book for Children by Thornton Waldo Burgess (1920)
"His proper name is sewellel. Sometimes he is called Showt'l and sometimes the
Boomer, and sometimes the Chehalis, but most folks call him the Mountain ..."
7. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge edited by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1883)
"sewellel, a North American rodent of the genus aplodontia (Rich.), so called from
the simple structure of the molars, apparently connecting the beaver with ..."
8. History of the Expedition Under the Command of Lewis and Clark: To the by Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, Elliott Coues, Thomas Jefferson (1893)
"It seems by the later researches of George Gibbs into the unspellable jargon of
the Columbia River Indians, that " sewellel " is their name for the robes, ..."
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