yapok
Syllabification: (ya·pok)
Pronunciation: /yəˈpäk/
(also yapock)
Definition of yapok
noun
- a semiaquatic carnivorous opossum with dark-banded gray fur and webbed hind feet, native to tropical America. Also called water opossum.
- Chironectes minimus, family Didelphidae
Origin:
early 19th century: from Oyapock, the name of a northern Brazilian river