cuscus

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See also: Cuscus, cuscús, cúscús, and cușcuș

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Etymology 1

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Spilocuscus maculatus, the common spotted cuscus

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.[1][2]

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cuscus (plural cuscuses)

  1. Any of various arboreal marsupials of New Guinea and northern Australia.
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cuscus (uncountable)

  1. Dated spelling of couscous.

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