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.]

	

	cuscus
    n 1: woolly-haired monkey-like arboreal marsupial of New Guinea
         and northern Australia