SINCE 1828
cuscus
noun
cus·cus
| \ ˈkəs-ˌkəs
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plural cuscus
also cuscuses
Definition of cuscus
: any of several possums (see possum sense 2) (as of the genera Phalanger and Spilocuscus of the family Phalangeridae) of New Guinea and northern Australia
Cuscus, tree-dwelling marsupials can also be observed as they move through the canopy in slow motion.— Robert H. Mohelenbrock
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