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Noun: water opossum
  1. Semiaquatic marsupial (Chironectes minimus) found in and near the freshwater streams and lakes in Mexico, Central and South America to Argentina
    - yapok

Derived forms: water opossums

Type of: opossum, possum [N. Amer]

Encyclopedia: Water opossum