Ya"pock (?; 277), n. [Probably from the
river Oyapok, between French Guiana and Brazil.]
(Zoöl.) 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.]
Ya"pock (?; 277), n. [Probably from the
river Oyapok, between French Guiana and Brazil.]
(Zoöl.) 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.]