# sewellel

> English word · Noun · IPA /səˈwɛləl/

## Definitions
1. A beaver-like rodent found on the west coast of North America (Aplodontia rufa).

## 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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sewellel