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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An aquatic opossum (Chironectes minimus) of tropical regions of the Americas, having dense fur, webbed hind feet, and a long tail.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The South American water-opossum, Chironectes variegatus.
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- noun The
water opossum
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[After the Oyapock, a river of northern South America.]
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