yapack

yapack
Yapock Ya"pock (?; 277), n. [Probably from the river Oyapok, between French Guiana and Brazil.] (Zo["o]l.) 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}.] [1913 Webster]

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  • Chironectes variegatus — Yapock Ya pock (?; 277), n. [Probably from the river Oyapok, between French Guiana and Brazil.] (Zo[ o]l.) A South American aquatic opossum ({Chironectes variegatus}) found in Guiana and Brazil. Its hind feet are webbed, and its fore feet do not… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • water opossum — Yapock Ya pock (?; 277), n. [Probably from the river Oyapok, between French Guiana and Brazil.] (Zo[ o]l.) A South American aquatic opossum ({Chironectes variegatus}) found in Guiana and Brazil. Its hind feet are webbed, and its fore feet do not… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Yapock — Ya pock (?; 277), n. [Probably from the river Oyapok, between French Guiana and Brazil.] (Zo[ o]l.) 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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