cuscus
/ˈkʌskʌs/noun
1- 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。
1.1
- Four genera in the family Phalangeridae: several species, including the spotted cuscus (Spilocuscus maculatus) and the grey cuscus (Phalanger orientalis).袋貂科, 4属: 数种, 包括斑袋猴(拉丁名Spilocuscus maculatus)和灰袋貂(拉丁名Phalanger orientalis)。参见PHALANGER.
词源
mid 17th cent.: via French and Dutch from a local name in the Molucca Islands.