It was a very fine specimen of cuscus Maculatus, quite tame and kept in a large cage of split bamboo.
"Thomas Henry Huxley; A Sketch Of His Life And Work"
P. Chalmers Mitchell
I think it is the same which the Turks call cuscus, and the Portuguese yfunde.
"A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Vol. VIII."
Robert Kerr
This evaporation principle was also adopted to lower the temperature inside ambulances by means of a cuscus tatty; this consisted of a four-sided wooden frame with chicken wire front and rear, the cavity was filled with what we called camel thorn.
"Coming of Age: 1939-1946"
John Cox