Sewellel

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sewellel \Se*wel"lel\, n. [Of American Indian origin.] (Zool.)
     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 {Haplodontidae}. Called also {boomer}, {showt'l}, and
     {mountain beaver}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [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}]