cuscus n 1: woolly-haired monkey-like arboreal marsupial of New Guinea and northern Australia
Cuscus \Cus"cus\, n. [The same word as {Couscous}, fr. F. couscous couscous, Ar. kuskus.] (Bot.) A soft grass ({Pennisetum typhoideum}) found in all tropical regions, used as food for men and cattle in Central Africa. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]