| byssus | (noun) tuft of strong filaments by which e.g. a mussel makes itself fast to a fixed surface | Synonyms: beard |
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| census | (noun) a periodic count of the population | Synonyms: nose count, nosecount |
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| colossus | (noun) someone that is abnormally large and powerful | Synonyms: behemoth, giant, goliath, monster |
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| (noun) a person of exceptional importance and reputation | Synonyms: behemoth, giant, heavyweight, titan |
| consensus | (noun) agreement in the judgment or opinion reached by a group as a whole | - |
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| descensus | (noun) the slipping or falling out of place of an organ (as the uterus) | Synonyms: prolapse, prolapsus |
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| excursus | (noun) a message that departs from the main subject | Synonyms: aside, digression, divagation, parenthesis |
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| keratonosus | (noun) any disease of the cornea | - |
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| metatarsus | (noun) the skeleton of the human foot between the toes and the tarsus; the corresponding part of the foot in birds or of the hind foot in quadrupeds | - |
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| missus | (noun) informal term of address for someone's wife | Synonyms: missis |
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| narcissus | (noun) bulbous plant having erect linear leaves and showy yellow or white flowers either solitary or in clusters | - |
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| nisus | (noun) an effortful attempt to attain a goal | Synonyms: pains, strain, striving |
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| prolapsus | (noun) the slipping or falling out of place of an organ (as the uterus) | Synonyms: descensus, prolapse |
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| rhesus | (noun) of southern Asia; used in medical research | Synonyms: Macaca mulatta, rhesus monkey |
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| tarsus | (noun) the part of the foot of a vertebrate between the metatarsus and the leg; in human beings the bones of the ankle and heel collectively | - |
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| thyrsus | (noun) a dense flower cluster (as of the lilac or horse chestnut) in which the main axis is racemose and the branches are cymose | Synonyms: thyrse |
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