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Princeton's WordNet

  1. cuscusnoun

    woolly-haired monkey-like arboreal marsupial of New Guinea and northern Australia

Wiktionary

  1. cuscusnoun

    A type of marsupial from New Guinea

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  1. cuscus

    Cuscus is a type of arboreal marsupials native to the forests of the tropical regions of the Northern and Southern Hemisphere. They are small to medium-sized marsupials and are known for their prehensile tails and long, sharp claws. It is also the common name for several species within the Phalangeridae family. However, in the culinary context, "couscous" is a traditional Berber dish of semolina which is cooked by steaming.

Wikidata

  1. Cuscus

    Cuscus is the common name generally given to the species within the four genera of Australasian possum: ⁕Ailurops ⁕Phalanger ⁕Spilocuscus ⁕Strigocuscus The name is also applied in parts of Indonesia to the Sunda slow loris where people do not distinguish this from the "Kuskus" possums.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Cuscus

    kus′kus, n. the grain of the African millet. Same as Couscous. [Fr. couscou.]

  2. Cuscus

    kus′kus, n. the fibrous root of an Indian grass, used for making fans, &c. [Pers. khas khas.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of cuscus in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of cuscus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5


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