Nouns Ending With CUS
Here's the list of all the 56 Nouns Ending With CUS in the English Language.
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| focus | 1. the concentration of attention or energy on something 2. maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system More Definitions → |
| circus | 1. a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals 2. a performance given by a traveling company of acrobats, clowns, and trained animals More Definitions → |
| locus | 1. the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting) 2. the specific site of a particular gene on its chromosome More Definitions → |
| caucus | 1. a closed political meeting More Definitions → |
| autofocus | 1. an optical device for focussing a camera or other instrument automatically More Definitions → |
| abacus | 1. a tablet placed horizontally on top of the capital of a column as an aid in supporting the architrave 2. a calculator that performs arithmetic functions by manually sliding counters on rods or in grooves More Definitions → |
| discus | 1. an athletic competition in which a disk-shaped object is thrown as far as possible 2. a disk used in throwing competitions More Definitions → |
| hibiscus | 1. any plant of the genus Hibiscus More Definitions → |
| streptococcus | 1. spherical Gram-positive bacteria occurring in pairs or chains; cause e.g. scarlet fever and tonsillitis More Definitions → |
| staphylococcus | 1. spherical Gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies; some cause boils or septicemia or infections More Definitions → |
| mucus | 1. protective secretion of the mucous membranes; in the gut it lubricates the passage of food and protects the epithelial cells; in the nose and throat and lungs it can make it difficult for bacteria to penetrate the body through the epithelium More Definitions → |
| crocus | 1. any of numerous low-growing plants of the genus Crocus having slender grasslike leaves and white or yellow or purple flowers; native chiefly to the Mediterranean region but widely cultivated More Definitions → |
| meniscus | 1. (anatomy) a disk of cartilage that serves as a cushion between the ends of bones that meet at a joint 2. (optics) a lens that is concave on one side and convex on the other More Definitions → |
| arcus | 1. a whitish deposit in the shape of an arc that is sometimes seen in the cornea More Definitions → |
| sulcus | 1. (anatomy) any of the narrow grooves in an organ or tissue especially those that mark the convolutions on the surface of the brain More Definitions → |
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