cuscus

noun

cus·cus ˈkəs-ˌkəs

plural cuscus also cuscuses

: 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

Examples of cuscus in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The Sulawesi bear cuscus, a tree-dwelling marsupial unique to the island, also seems to have played a symbolic role. —

Theodora Sutcliffe, Discover Magazine, 18 May 2021

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