water opossum

noun

A marsupial found in Central and South America, Chironectes minimus

Meanings

nounwater opossum (plural water opossums)

plural water opossums

  1. A marsupial found in Central and South America, Chironectes minimus

    Synonyms: yapock, yapok

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA marsupial found in Central and South America, Chironectes minimus

Translations

Danish pungodder
  • pungodderChironectes minimus
Finnish kalastajaopossumi
  • kalastajaopossumiChironectes minimus
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APA

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Chicago

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