Found 2 items, similar to Sewellel.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: sewellel
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]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Sewellel
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.
[1913 Webster]