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/seuh wel"euhl/, n.See mountain beaver.[1806, Amer.; < Lower Chinook š-walál robe of mountain beaver skins, understood as the animal itself]
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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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sewellel — (Haplodon Wagl.), Nagethiergattung aus der Familie der Wühlmäuse, mit kurzem, dickem Leibe, flachem, breitem Kopfe, etwas gebogener Nase, kleinen Augen, kurzen, abgerundeten Ohren, keinen Backentaschen, starken, nicht gefurchten Schneide u.… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
sewellel — aplodontas statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Aplodontia rufa angl. mountain beaver; sewellel vok. Stummelschwanzhörnchen rus. аплодонтия; горный бобр pranc. castor de montagne ryšiai: platesnis terminas … Žinduolių pavadinimų žodynas
sewellel — noun The mountain beaver (Aplodontia rufa) … Wiktionary
sewellel — [sɪ wɛləl] noun another term for mountain beaver. Origin C19: from Chinook Jargon šwalál robe of mountain beaver skin … English new terms dictionary
sewellel — se·wel·lel … English syllables
sewellel — noun bulky nocturnal burrowing rodent of uplands of the Pacific coast of North America; the most primitive living rodent • Syn: ↑mountain beaver, ↑Aplodontia rufa • Hypernyms: ↑rodent, ↑gnawer • Member Holonyms: ↑Aplodontia, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
boomer — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Haplodon rufus — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mountain beaver — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
