Cuscus

//ˈkʌs.kəs// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any arboreal marsupial of genera Ailurops, Phalanger, Spilocuscus, and Strigocuscus, all in the family Phalangeridae, native to Australia.
  2. 2
    vetiver India, uncountable
  3. 3
    woolly-haired monkey-like arboreal marsupial of New Guinea and northern Australia wordnet

Synonyms

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khusvetiver

Etymology

From New Latin Cuscus, former genus name, ultimately (probably via French and Dutch koeskoes) from a local word for the marsupials in a language of the Moluccas.

Related phrases

Australian spotted cuscusWoodlark cuscusgray cuscusnorthern common cuscussouthern common cuscusspotted cuscusnew guinea

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