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16 Words That End With GUS

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Word Definitions Synonyms
anthropophagus (noun) a person who eats human flesh Synonyms: anthropophagite, cannibal, man-eater
argus (noun) large brilliantly patterned East Indian pheasant Synonyms: argus pheasant
asparagus (noun) edible young shoots of the asparagus plant
(noun) plant whose succulent young shoots are cooked and eaten as a vegetable Synonyms: Asparagus officinales, edible asparagus
bogus (adjective) fraudulent; having a misleading appearance Synonyms: bastard, fake, phoney, phony
choragus (noun) (ancient Greece) leader of a group or festival; leader of a chorus
cunnilingus (noun) oral stimulation of the vulva or clitoris Synonyms: cunnilinctus
esophagus (noun) the passage between the pharynx and the stomach Synonyms: gorge, gullet, oesophagus
fungus (noun) an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia
magus (noun) a magician or sorcerer of ancient times
(noun) a member of the Zoroastrian priesthood of the ancient Persians
negus (noun) wine and hot water with sugar and lemon juice and nutmeg
oesophagus (noun) the passage between the pharynx and the stomach Synonyms: esophagus, gorge, gullet
pemphigus (noun) a skin disease characterized by large thin-walled blisters (bullae) arising from normal skin or mucous membrane
sarcophagus (noun) a stone coffin (usually bearing sculpture or inscriptions)
tragus (noun) a small cartilaginous flap in front of the external opening of the ear
vagus (noun) a mixed nerve that supplies the pharynx and larynx and lungs and heart and esophagus and stomach and most of the abdominal viscera Synonyms: nervus vagus, pneumogastric, pneumogastric nerve, tenth cranial nerve, vagus nerve, wandering nerve
valgus (noun) a deformity in which there is an abnormal displacement of part of a limb away from the midline of the body

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