cuscus

Significado (Inglês)

Any arboreal marsupial of genera Ailurops, Phalanger, Spilocuscus, and Strigocuscus, all in the family Phalangeridae, native to Australia.

Conceitos

cuscus

Sinônimos

phalanger

possum

opossum

couscous

marsupial

yellow-footed rock wallaby

Traduções

Kuskus

cuscús

cuscus

cusco

couscous

Phalanger maculatus

cuscussos

Petrogalexanthropus

Pseudocheirus forbesi

kichern

Cuscus

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈkʌs.kəs/

Etimologia (Inglês)

From New Latin Cuscus, former genus name, ultimately (probably via French and Dutch koeskoes) from a local word for the marsupials in a language of the Moluccas.