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water opossum

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ya⋅pok

[yuh-pok]
–noun
an aquatic Central and South American opossum, Chironectes variegatus (or minimus), having webbed hind feet and a grayish coat.
Also called water opossum.


Origin:
1820–30; after Oyapok, a river forming the border between French Guiana and N Brazil
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