Word Study
seward peninsula |
seward's folly |
sewe |
sewed |
sewel |
Sewellel
| sewen
| sewer
| sewer gas
| sewer line
| sewer main
Sewellel
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun Sewellel has 1 sense
- sewellel(n = noun.animal) aplodontia rufa, mountain beaver - bulky nocturnal burrowing rodent of uplands of the Pacific coast of North America; the most primitive living rodent; Array is a kind of gnawer, rodent
is a member of aplodontia, genus aplodontia
CIDE DICTIONARY
Sewellel, n. [Of American Indian origin.].
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 . [1913 Webster]
For further exploring for "Sewellel" in Webster Dictionary Online
