yapok

[yuh-pok]

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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Yapok is always a great word to know.
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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
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