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19 Words That End With PUS

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campus (noun) a field on which the buildings of a university are situated
carpus (noun) a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones Synonyms: articulatio radiocarpea, radiocarpal joint, wrist, wrist joint
corpus (noun) the main part of an organ or other bodily structure
(noun) a collection of writings
(noun) capital as contrasted with the income derived from it Synonyms: principal, principal sum
eohippus (noun) earliest horse; extinct primitive dog-sized four-toed Eocene animal Synonyms: dawn horse
grampus (noun) slaty-grey blunt-nosed dolphin common in northern seas Synonyms: Grampus griseus
(noun) predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas Synonyms: killer, killer whale, orca, Orcinus orca, sea wolf
hippocampus (noun) a complex neural structure (shaped like a sea horse) consisting of grey matter and located on the floor of each lateral ventricle; intimately involved in motivation and emotion as part of the limbic system; has a central role in the formation of memories
lupus (noun) any of several forms of ulcerative skin disease
mesohippus (noun) North American three-toed Oligocene animal; probably not directly ancestral to modern horses
metacarpus (noun) the part of the hand between the carpus and phalanges
octopus (noun) bottom-living cephalopod having a soft oval body with eight long tentacles Synonyms: devilfish
(noun) tentacles of octopus prepared as food
opus (noun) a musical work that has been created Synonyms: composition, musical composition, piece, piece of music
pappus (noun) calyx composed of scales or bristles or featherlike hairs in plants of the Compositae such as thistles and dandelions
platypus (noun) small densely furred aquatic monotreme of Australia and Tasmania having a broad bill and tail and webbed feet; only species in the family Ornithorhynchidae Synonyms: duck-billed platypus, duckbill, duckbilled platypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinus
polypus (noun) a small vascular growth on the surface of a mucous membrane Synonyms: polyp
protohippus (noun) Pliocene horse approaching donkeys in size
pus (noun) a fluid product of inflammation Synonyms: festering, ichor, purulence, sanies, suppuration
rhizopus (noun) any of various rot causing fungi of the genus Rhizopus
rumpus (noun) the act of making a noisy disturbance Synonyms: commotion, din, ruckus, ruction, tumult
(verb) cause a disturbance
streptocarpus (noun) any of various plants of the genus Streptocarpus having leaves in a basal rosette and flowers like primroses

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