Standard Lemma guide

yapok

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • /ˈjæpɒk/

1

noun

Meaning 1

The water opossum (Chironectes minimus).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Probably from the Oyapok River in French Guyana.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: япок (japok) — Chironectes minimus
  • Czech: vačice vydří — Chironectes minimus
  • Finnish: pussisaukko — Chironectes minimus
  • German: Schwimmbeutler — Chironectes minimus
  • German: Wasseropossum — Chironectes minimus
  • German: Yapok — Chironectes minimus
  • Hungarian: yapok — Chironectes minimus
  • Hungarian: vízioposszum — Chironectes minimus
  • Italian: yapok — Chironectes minimus
  • Polish: japok — Chironectes minimus