showt'l

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showt'l - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Sewellel \Se*wel"lel\, n. [Of American Indian origin.] (Zool.)
     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.
     [1913 Webster]