Dictionary:

cuscus

  (kŭs'kəs)

Any of several nocturnal marsupials of the genus Phalanger of New Guinea, Australia, and adjacent islands, having large eyes, small ears, a pointed snout, and a long prehensile tail.

[New Latin, probably from a New Guinean word.]

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: woolly-haired monkey-like arboreal marsupial of New Guinea and North Australia