Nouns Ending With RUS
Here's the list of all the 120 Nouns Ending With RUS in the English Language.
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| virus | 1. (virology) ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts; many are pathogenic; a piece of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) wrapped in a thin coat of protein 2. a harmful or corrupting agency More Definitions → |
| thesaurus | 1. a book containing a classified list of synonyms More Definitions → |
| chorus | 1. any utterance produced simultaneously by a group 2. a group of people assembled to sing together More Definitions → |
| citrus | 1. any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp; grown in warm regions 2. any of numerous tropical usually thorny evergreen trees of the genus Citrus having leathery evergreen leaves and widely cultivated for their juicy edible fruits having leathery aromatic rinds More Definitions → |
| phosphorus | 1. a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms More Definitions → |
| uterus | 1. a hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females; contains the developing fetus More Definitions → |
| cirrus | 1. usually coiled 2. a wispy white cloud (usually of fine ice crystals) at a high altitude (4 to 8 miles) More Definitions → |
| papyrus | 1. paper made from the papyrus plant by cutting it in strips and pressing it flat; used by ancient Egyptians and Greeks and Romans 2. tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic times More Definitions → |
| torus | 1. a ring-shaped surface generated by rotating a circle around an axis that does not intersect the circle 2. commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column More Definitions → |
| walrus | 1. either of two large northern marine mammals having ivory tusks and tough hide over thick blubber More Definitions → |
| adenovirus | 1. any of a group of viruses including those that in humans cause upper respiratory infections or infectious pinkeye More Definitions → |
| cytomegalovirus | 1. any of a group of herpes viruses that enlarge epithelial cells and can cause birth defects; can affect humans with impaired immunological systems More Definitions → |
| gyrus | 1. a convex fold or elevation in the surface of the brain More Definitions → |
| tyrannosaurus | 1. large carnivorous bipedal dinosaur having enormous teeth with knifelike serrations; may have been a scavenger rather than an active predator; later Cretaceous period in North America More Definitions → |
| rotavirus | 1. the reovirus causing infant enteritis More Definitions → |
| coronavirus | 1. a viral disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 that caused a global pandemic in 2020 More Definitions → |
| poliovirus | 1. the virus causing poliomyelitis More Definitions → |
| retrovirus | 1. any of a group of viruses that contain two single-strand linear RNA molecules per virion and reverse transcriptase (RNA to DNA); the virus transcribes its RNA into a cDNA provirus that is then incorporated into the host cell More Definitions → |
| estrus | 1. applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity More Definitions → |
| humerus | 1. bone extending from the shoulder to the elbow More Definitions → |
| parvovirus | 1. any of a group of viruses containing DNA in an icosahedral protein shell and causing disease in dogs and cattle; not known to be associated with any human disease More Definitions → |
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