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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CUSCUS

New Latin, probably from a native name in New Guinea.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CUSCUS

cuscus  [ˈkʌskʌs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CUSCUS

noun
adjective
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conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cuscus is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CUSCUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Cuscus

Cuscus (/ˈkʌskʌs/) is the common name generally given to the species within the four genera of Australasian possum: ▪ AiluropsPhalangerSpilocuscusStrigocuscus The name is also applied in parts of Indonesia to the Sunda slow loris where people do not distinguish this from the "Kuskus" possums. Vombatidae (Wombats) Vombatus ▪ Common wombat (V. ursinus) Lasiorhinus ▪ Southern hairy-nosed wombat (L. latifrons) ▪ Northern hairy-nosed wombat (L. krefftii) Suborder Phalangeriformes (Possums) (cont. below) Phalangeridae (including Cuscuses) Ailurops (Bear cuscuses) ▪ Talaud bear cuscus (A. melanotis) ▪ Sulawesi bear cuscus (A. ursinus) Phalanger ▪ Gebe Cuscus (P. alexandrae) ▪ Mountain cuscus (P. carmelitae) ▪ Ground cuscus (P. gymnotis) ▪ Eastern common cuscus (P. intercastellanus) ▪ Woodlark cuscus (P. lullulae) ▪ Blue-eyed cuscus (P. matabiru) ▪ Telefomin cuscus (P. matanim) ▪ Southern common cuscus (P.

Definition of cuscus in the English dictionary

The definition of cuscus in the dictionary is 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.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CUSCUS


arcus
ˈɑːkʌs
concuss
kənˈkʌs
cuss
kʌs
discuss
dɪˈskʌs
percuss
pəˈkʌs
rediscuss
ˌriːdɪˈskʌs
repercuss
ˌriːpəˈkʌs
succuss
sʌˈkʌs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CUSCUS

cusec
Cush
cushat
cushie
cushie-doo
cushier
cushiest
cushily
cushiness
Cushing
Cushing´s disease
Cushing´s syndrome
cushion
cushion capital
cushion cover
cushion plant
cushioned
cushionet
cushioning

WORDS THAT END LIKE CUSCUS

ascus
Damascus
discus
hibiscus
Holodiscus
John of Damascus
lemniscus
meniscus
ruscus
the discus
trochiscus
uraniscus
viscus

Synonyms and antonyms of cuscus in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «cuscus» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CUSCUS

Find out the translation of cuscus to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cuscus from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cuscus» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

cuscus
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cuscus
570 millions of speakers

English

cuscus
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

cuscus
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

cuscus
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кускус
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cuscus
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

cuscus
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

couscous
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cuscus
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kuskus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

クスクス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

cuscus
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cuscus
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

cuscus
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

cuscus
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कॉसस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

cuscus
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cuscus
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Kuskus
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кускус
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Cuscus
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

cuscus
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Kuskus
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

cuscus
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

cuscus
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cuscus

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CUSCUS»

The term «cuscus» is regularly used and occupies the 85.009 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CUSCUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «cuscus» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «cuscus» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cuscus

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CUSCUS»

Discover the use of cuscus in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cuscus and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Possums: The Brushtails, Ringtails and Greater Glider
has a head- body length of 610 mm and tail length of 525 mm, to the Small Sulawesi Cuscus (Strigocuscus celebensis) with a head/body length of 325-328 mm and tail length of 315-339 mm. Colour is also variable — the Mountain Cuscus ...
Anne Kerle, 2001
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Australasian Marsupials and Monotremes: An Action Plan for ...
... Large Celebes cuscus Phalanger carmelitae Thomas 1896, Mountain cuscus Phalanger g. gymnotis (Peters & Doria 1875), Aru Islands ground cuscus Phalanger g. leucippus Thomas 1898, New Guinea ground cuscus Phalanger lullulae ...
Michael Kennedy, IUCN/SSC Australasian Marsupial and Monotreme Specialist Group, 1992
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Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic ...
38. type species: Didelphis orientalis Pallas, 1766. synonyms: Balantia Illiger, 1811; Coescoes Lacepede, 1 799; Cuscus Lesson, 1826; Phalangista E. Geoffroy St. Hilaire and G. Cuvier, 1795; Sipalus G. Fischer, 1813. comments: Does not ...
Don E. Wilson, DeeAnn M. Reeder, 2005
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Elsevier's Dictionary of Mammals
Spilocuscus rufoniger q.v. Phalanger carmelitae Diprotodontia - Phalangeridae e Mountain Cuscus d Bergkuskus Phalanger celebensis syn. Strigocuscus celebensis q.v. Phalanger gymnotis Diprotodontia - Phalangeridae e Ground Cuscus; ...
Murray Wrobel, 2006
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1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals
... Hirinaba 128 Cuscus, Admiralty 241 Cuscus, Black-spotted 4 Cuscus, Gebe 193 Cuscus, Ground 193 Cuscus, Obi 4 Cuscus, Small 193 Cuscus, Southern Common 219 Cuscus, Stein's 4 Cuscus, Telefomin 4 Cuscus, Waigeo 193 Cuscus, ...
Jonathan Baillie, Brian Groombridge, 1996
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Nuaulu Religious Practices: The Frequency and Reproduction ...
believed that if the novices see them before they are supposed to, then the cuscus will die. The novices, indeed, affect surprise, and they are once more directed to the mountain side of the hantetane, this time to prove their strength in killing a ...
R.F. Ellen, 2012
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Altered Ecologies: Fire, Climate and Human Influence on ...
These seven Wallacean endemics are: (1) three phalangerid possums endemic to the Sulawesi subregion – the Sulawesi bear cuscus Ailurops ursinus, the small Sulawesi cuscus Strigocuscus celebensis, and the Peleng cuscus Strigocuscus ...
Simon Haberle, Janelle Stevenson, Matthew Prebble, 2010
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Animal Dreaming: The Symbolic and Spiritual Language of the ...
Unlike the South American Sloth though, Cuscus resonates a sense of calm rather than lethargy. It endorses approaching life at a pace that suits and not being unnecessarily rushed into making decisions that could later seem rash. Cuscus ...
‎2007
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Sung Tales from the Papua New Guinea Highlands: Studies in ...
After putting into then boys five those cuscus hunt which went cuscus and put her there (said). When he had put her there, then thoe five youths who had gone hunting cuscus hdnalu ibiyiya lfiya. T iabo hcinalu ibiyagola tia biago tiabo hdnalu ...
Alan Rumsey, Don Niles, 2011
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The Magic Crocodile and Other Folktales from Indonesia
The cuscus skin was on the ground wedged between the roots of the brushwood. Hesitantly she reached out for the skin. Oh, how she wanted her sisters and the other villagers to know that her husband was not a disgusting cuscus but a really  ...
‎1994

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CUSCUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cuscus is used in the context of the following news items.
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David Bowie and me: Sam Sejavka on the moment his Melbourne …
... with the furry, tree-dwelling cuscus of the tropical rainforests. Black and white television transmission terminated at midnight or before. «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
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Many tropical species surprisingly resilient, if not actively persecuted
Cuscus being sold as meat in the Wamena market in Indonesian New Guinea. Photo by Rhett A. Butler. Dr. Richard Corlett is the current ... «Mongabay.com, Jun 15»
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Fun in the sun in fabulous Florida
Here they prepare food for the animals like the little furry cuscus from Australia which I held while it was feeding. SheiKra had to be squeezed in ... «Sunday World, May 15»
4
Ill-treated animals cry for help at Jatinegara Bird Market
“I know people who illegally sell cuscus and other endangered animals in this market, who are now hiding to avoid attention after the foiled ... «Jakarta Post, May 15»
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Tribes in PNG bury hatchet after shooting death
... US dollars, as well as 302 pigs, two pythons, two cassowaries and a cuscus possum to the Angalu tribe over the death of a tribesman. «Radio New Zealand, May 15»
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Grub's up… BBC wildlife producers on the weirdest food they've eaten
Over three years' filming, I ended up eating sago grubs, monkeys, sloths, cuscus (a cute marsupial) and pig heart – all a massively unexpected ... «The Guardian, Apr 15»
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Aconchego Carioca: Pretension-Free Zone
Her father sold cocada, a crunchy coconut candy, and cuscus, a cake made of tapioca, in front of a movie theater; her brother is a cook on a ... «Culinary Backstreets, Apr 15»
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Man up and use March Madness as excuse to eat healthy
Cuscus (verb) not a food, conceivably words uttered during March ... on top of things and discerned to cook couscous, not cuscus as listed in ... «The Coloradoan, Mar 15»
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Girl Scout cookies inspire chefs and bartenders in New Orleans
... with a Thin Mint chipotle and coffee rub over Israeli cuscus with fresh mint topped with a balsamic vinegar, apricot and thin mint reduction. «NOLA.com, Mar 15»
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Gargoyles depicting Indigenous man and woman are no statues of …
The Aboriginal man's head stands next to gargoyles of an emu, koala, platypus, tawny frogmouth, cuscus, swan, frill necked lizard, cassowary, ... «The Guardian, Feb 15»

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