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YAPOCK
Noun
yapock (plural yapocks)
Alternative spelling of yapok
Source: Wiktionary
Ya"pock, n. Etym: [Probably from the river Oyapok, between French Guiana and Brazil.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A South American aquatic opossum (Chironectes variegatus) found in Guiana and Brazil. Its hind feet are webbed, and its fore feet do not have an opposable thumb for climbing. Called also water opossum. [Written also yapack.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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