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yapok

American  
[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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Sadly, the only male mammal blessed with this anatomical gift is the yapok, a water opossum found in a range from Mexico through Central and South America.

From Salon

Yapok, Yapock, yap′ok, n. the S. Amer. water-opossum.

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