Definition of cuscus in English:

cuscus

noun ˈkʌskʌs

A tree-dwelling marsupial with a rounded head and prehensile tail, native to New Guinea and northern Australia.
（原产于几内亚和北澳大利亚的）袋猴
Four genera in the family Phalangeridae: several species, including the spotted cuscus (Spilocuscus maculatus) and the grey cuscus (Phalanger orientalis). See also phalanger
Example sentencesExamples
- On Misima some young men felled a three-hundred-year-old tree in pursuit of a cuscus (a small marsupial) an act of destruction aimed more at dramatically displaying their mastery of their new machine than anything else.
- When the cuscus was discovered, it was thought to be a monkey because of its prosimian-like movements; it grips branches with its partially hairless, prehensile tail as it travels slowly and deliberately through the rain-forest canopy.
- Even a bear cuscus, a woolly marsupial found in Sulawesi's forests and normally a leaf-eater, won't turn down a succulent fig.
- There is an utter lack of wildlife, save for the elusive cuscus, a beady-eyed marsupial the size of a house cat.
- At Kinnaird's research station, the cuscus was something of a star in her own right.

Origin

Mid 17th century: via French and Dutch from a local name in the Molucca Islands.

Definition of cuscus in US English:

cuscus

noun

A tree-dwelling marsupial with a rounded head and prehensile tail, native to New Guinea and northern Australia.
（原产于几内亚和北澳大利亚的）袋猴
Four genera in the family Phalangeridae: several species, including thespotted cuscus (Spilocuscus maculatus) and thegrey cuscus (Phalanger orientalis). See also phalanger
Example sentencesExamples
- When the cuscus was discovered, it was thought to be a monkey because of its prosimian-like movements; it grips branches with its partially hairless, prehensile tail as it travels slowly and deliberately through the rain-forest canopy.
- There is an utter lack of wildlife, save for the elusive cuscus, a beady-eyed marsupial the size of a house cat.
- At Kinnaird's research station, the cuscus was something of a star in her own right.
- On Misima some young men felled a three-hundred-year-old tree in pursuit of a cuscus (a small marsupial) an act of destruction aimed more at dramatically displaying their mastery of their new machine than anything else.
- Even a bear cuscus, a woolly marsupial found in Sulawesi's forests and normally a leaf-eater, won't turn down a succulent fig.

Origin

Mid 17th century: via French and Dutch from a local name in the Molucca Islands.

单词	cuscus
释义	Definition of cuscus in English: cuscus noun ˈkʌskʌs A tree-dwelling marsupial with a rounded head and prehensile tail, native to New Guinea and northern Australia. （原产于几内亚和北澳大利亚的）袋猴 Four genera in the family Phalangeridae: several species, including the spotted cuscus (Spilocuscus maculatus) and the grey cuscus (Phalanger orientalis). See also phalanger Example sentencesExamples On Misima some young men felled a three-hundred-year-old tree in pursuit of a cuscus (a small marsupial) an act of destruction aimed more at dramatically displaying their mastery of their new machine than anything else. When the cuscus was discovered, it was thought to be a monkey because of its prosimian-like movements; it grips branches with its partially hairless, prehensile tail as it travels slowly and deliberately through the rain-forest canopy. Even a bear cuscus, a woolly marsupial found in Sulawesi's forests and normally a leaf-eater, won't turn down a succulent fig. There is an utter lack of wildlife, save for the elusive cuscus, a beady-eyed marsupial the size of a house cat. At Kinnaird's research station, the cuscus was something of a star in her own right. Origin Mid 17th century: via French and Dutch from a local name in the Molucca Islands. Definition of cuscus in US English: cuscus noun A tree-dwelling marsupial with a rounded head and prehensile tail, native to New Guinea and northern Australia. （原产于几内亚和北澳大利亚的）袋猴 Four genera in the family Phalangeridae: several species, including thespotted cuscus (Spilocuscus maculatus) and thegrey cuscus (Phalanger orientalis). See also phalanger Example sentencesExamples When the cuscus was discovered, it was thought to be a monkey because of its prosimian-like movements; it grips branches with its partially hairless, prehensile tail as it travels slowly and deliberately through the rain-forest canopy. There is an utter lack of wildlife, save for the elusive cuscus, a beady-eyed marsupial the size of a house cat. At Kinnaird's research station, the cuscus was something of a star in her own right. On Misima some young men felled a three-hundred-year-old tree in pursuit of a cuscus (a small marsupial) an act of destruction aimed more at dramatically displaying their mastery of their new machine than anything else. Even a bear cuscus, a woolly marsupial found in Sulawesi's forests and normally a leaf-eater, won't turn down a succulent fig. Origin Mid 17th century: via French and Dutch from a local name in the Molucca Islands.
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