Definition of SEWELLEL

sewellel

Plural: sewellels

Noun

  • bulky nocturnal burrowing rodent of uplands of the Pacific coast of North America; the most primitive living rodent
  • The mountain beaver (Aplodontia rufa).

Origin / Etymology

From Chinook sewellel, shewellel (“mountain beaver pelt robe”).

Synonyms

Aplodontia rufa, boomer, mountain beaver, sewellel beaver

Scrabble Score: 11

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Words With Friends Score: 14

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