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cuscus in British English
(ˈkʌskʌs)
nounWord forms: plural -cuses
any of several large nocturnal phalangers of the genus Phalanger, of N Australia, New Guinea, and adjacent islands, having dense fur, prehensile tails, large eyes, and a yellow nose
Word origin
C17: New Latin, probably from a native name in New Guineacuscus in American English
(ˈkʌskəs)
noun
any of a genus (Phalanger, family Phalangeridae) of sluggish, tree-dwelling phalangers native to NE Australia and nearby islands, mostly vegetarian with foxlike ears and a prehensile tail
Word origin
ModL < native name in New GuineaImage ofcuscus
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Word lists withcuscus
marsupial- top-hatted
- top-heavily
- top-heaviness
- top-heavy
- tophet
- topheth
- tophi
- top-hole
- tophus
- topi
- topiarian
- topiaries
- topiarist
- topiary
- topiary garden
- topic
- topical
- topicality
- topically
- to pick a fight/argument (with sb)
- to pick and choose
- to pick holes in something
- to pick holes (in sth)
- to pick one's nose
- to pick one's teeth