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There are 12 eight-letter words ending with NUS

CICINNUS	• cicinnus n. (Botany) Alternative form of cincinnus. • CICINNUS n. (Greek) a way in which flower stems form.
EPIGONUS	• EPIGONUS n. (Greek) an inferior imitator, also EPIGON, EPIGONE.
HEMIONUS	• hemionus n. Obsolete form of hemione. • HEMIONUS n. (Greek) an Asiatic wild ass, aka kiang or dziggetai, also HEMIONE.
INCONNUS	• inconnus n. Plural of inconnu. • INCONNU n. (French) an unknown (male) person; a large food fish of NW Canada.
PANDANUS	• pandanus n. Any of various palm-like plants in the genus Pandanus. • Pandanus prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Pandanaceae – palm-like, dioecious trees and shrubs native to the… • PANDANUS n. (Malay) a palm of SE Asia, the leaves of which are used to weave mats, also PANDAN.
PARVENUS	• parvenus n. Plural of parvenu. • PARVENU n. (French) one that has suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the manner associated with it.
PULVINUS	• pulvinus n. (Botany) A joint on a plant leaf or petiole that may swell and cause movement of the leaf or leaflet. • PULVINUS n. (Latin) a swelling at the base of a stalk or leaf.
SCALENUS	• scalenus n. (Anatomy) Alternative form of scalene muscle. • SCALENUS n. (Latin) a muscle in the neck, also SCALENE.
SUBGENUS	• subgenus n. (Taxonomy) A subdivision of a genus. • SUBGENUS n. a subdivision of a genus.
SUBMENUS	• submenus n. Plural of submenu. • SUBMENU n. a secondary list of options for a computer.
TAUHINUS	• TAUHINU n. (Maori) a poplar tree.
TERMINUS	• terminus n. The end or final point of something. • terminus n. The end point of a transportation system, or the town or city in which it is located. • terminus n. A boundary or border, or a post or stone marking such a boundary.

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.
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Scrabble in Romanian: 2 words

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