sewellel

== English == === Etymology === From a misunderstanding by Lewis and Clark of Chinook sewellel, shewellel, which actually denotes a robe made from pelt of this rodent rather than the rodent itself. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /səˈwɛləl/ === Noun === sewellel (plural sewellels) A beaver-like rodent found on the west coast of North America (Aplodontia rufa). Synonyms: boomer, chehalis, mountain beaver, mountain rat ==== Translations ====