assapan
noun
as·sa·pan
ˈasəˌpan
variants or less commonly assapanic
ˌ⸗⸗ˈ⸗nik
plural -s
: the American flying squirrel
Word History
Etymology
of Virginian origin; akin to Sac & Fox äsepàna raccoon, Ojibwa assânogo gray squirrel