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yapok

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ya⋅pok

  [yuh-pok]
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–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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ya·pok   (yə-pŏk')   
n.  An aquatic opossum (Chironectes minimus) of tropical America, having dense fur, webbed hind feet, and a long tail.

[After the Oyapock, a river of northern South America.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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