sewellel
Meanings
noun
- A beaver-like rodent found on the west coast of North America (Aplodontia rufa).
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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.
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