Etymology

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Today it means: The southern flying squirrel (Glaucomys volans), found in the southern and eastern United States. Full definition →

Eastern Algonquian
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  1. Eastern Algonquian · borrowed from
  2. English todayassapan

From Eastern Algonquian, probably Powhatan, first recorded as assapanick in 1612.

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