cuscus

== English == === Etymology 1 === 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. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈkʌs.kəs/, /ˈkuːs.kuːs/ Rhymes: -ʌskəs ==== Noun ==== cuscus (plural cuscuses) Any arboreal marsupial of most genera of the family Phalangeridae, native to northern Australia, New Guinea, and Indonesia. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== cuscus (uncountable) (India) vetiver Synonym: khus === References === === Anagrams === succus