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ya·pok
(y
-p
k
)
KEY
NOUN:
An aquatic opossum
(Chironectes minimus)
of tropical America, having dense fur, webbed hind feet, and a long tail.
ETYMOLOGY:
After the
Oyapock
, a river of northern South America
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