yapok
/ˈjæpɒk/noun
1- a semiaquatic carnivorous opossum with dark-banded grey fur and webbed hind feet, native to tropical America.蹼足负鼠。亦称WATER OPOSSUM.
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- Chironectes minimus, family Didelphidae.拉丁名Chironectes minimus,负鼠科。
词源
early 19th cent.: from Oyapock, the name of a north Brazilian river.