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yapok

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[yuh-pok] / yəˈpɒk /

noun

  1. an aquatic Central and South American opossum, Chironectes variegatus (orminimus ), having webbed hind feet and a grayish coat.

Etymology

Origin of yapok

First recorded in 1820–30; after Oyapok, a river forming the border between French Guiana and N Brazil

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