What (who) is Sewellel - definition
SPECIES OF THE GENUS APLODONTIA
Sewellel; Aplodontia; Aplodontia rufa; Giant mole; Ground bear; Haplodontia; Haplodon; Aploodontia; Apluodontia; Aplodontie; Aplodontia rufa californica; Aplodontia rufa humboldtiana; Aplodontia rufa nigra; Aplodontia rufa pacifica; Aplodontia rufa phaea; Aplodontia rufa rainieri; Aplodontia rufa rufa; Boomer (Mountain Beaver); Sewellel beaver; Suwellel; Mountain Beaver; Haploodontidæ; Showt'l; Showtl; Show'tl
![''Aplodontia rufa'' specimen at [[Harvard University]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Aplodontia rufa (Harvard University).JPG?width=200 "''Aplodontia rufa'' specimen at [[Harvard University]]")
sewellel
[s?'w?l?l]
¦ noun another term for mountain beaver.
Origin
C19: from Chinook Jargon swalal 'robe of mountain-beaver skin'.
Sewellel
·noun 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 Haplodontidae. Called also boomer, showt'l, and mountain beaver.
mountain beaver
¦ noun a burrowing forest-dwelling rodent of western North America. [Aplodontia rufa.]
Wikipedia
Mountain beaver
The mountain beaver (Aplodontia rufa) is a North American rodent. It is the only living member of its genus, Aplodontia, and family, Aplodontiidae. It should not be confused with true North American and Eurasian beavers, to which it is not closely related, being more closely related to squirrels. There are 7 subspecies of mountain beavers, 6 of which are found in California and 3 of which are endemic to the state.
