Water opossum \Wa"ter o*pos"sum\ (Zool.)
See {Yapock}, and the Note under {Opossum}.
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Yapock \Ya"pock\ (?; 277), n. [Probably from the river Oyapok,
between French Guiana and Brazil.] (Zool.)
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}.]
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