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yapok

/ˈjæpɒk/

yapok noun: the water opossum (Chironectes minimus).

Noun

yapok (plural yapoks)

  1. The water opossum (Chironectes minimus).
    • Yapoks are carnivorous, eating small fish, crabs, crustaceans, insects, and frogs.1989, John F. Eisenberg, Kent H. Redford, Mammals of the Neotropics, Volume 3: Ecuador, Bolivia, Brazil, University of Chicago Press, →ISBN, page 52

yapok meaning in Tamil

yapok in Tamil

இதுவும் ஒரு சிற்றினம் ஆகும்

Forms of yapok

pluralyapoks
alternative formyapock

Origin of yapok

Probably from the Oyapok River in French Guyana.

Questions about yapok

What does yapok mean?
Yapok means the water opossum (Chironectes minimus).
What is yapok in Tamil?
Yapok in Tamil is இதுவும் ஒரு சிற்றினம் ஆகும். See Yapok meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is yapok?
Yapok is a noun.
How do you pronounce yapok?
Yapok is pronounced /ˈjæpɒk/.
What is the plural of yapok?
The plural of yapok is yapoks.

Words near yapok in the dictionary

  1. Yaples
  2. Yapman
  3. Yapmen
  4. yapock
  5. yapocks
  6. yapok
  7. yapoks
  8. yapon
  9. yapons
  10. yapp
  11. yappatron

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Adapted from Wiktionary: yapok (page history and authors); yapok (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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