yapok

[ yuh-pok ]
/ yəˈpɒk /

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 of yapok

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

Words nearby yapok

yanqui, yantai, yao, yaoundé, yap, yapok, yapon, yapp, yapurá, yaqui, yar