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sewellel

American  
[suh-wel-uhl] / səˈwɛl əl /

noun

  1. mountain beaver.

sewellel British  
/ sɪˈwɛləl /

noun

  1. the mountain beaver See beaver 1

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Etymology

Origin of sewellel

1806, < Lower Chinook š-walál robe of mountain beaver skins, understood as the animal itself

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