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There are 13 eight-letter words ending with RUS
| ANESTRUS | • anestrus n. In some female animals, a spell of sexual respite in between breeding periods. • ANESTRUS n. (Greek) a period of sexual inactivity between periods of oestrus, also ANESTRUM, ANOESTRUM, ANOESTRUS. |
| BEBEERUS | • bebeerus n. Plural of bebeeru. • BEBEERU n. (Spanish) a tropical tree, aka greenheart. |
| CANDIRUS | • candirus n. Plural of candiru. • candirús n. Plural of candirú. • CANDIRU n. a tiny S American fish which can swim into a body orifice, where it attaches itself by means of a spine and feeds on blood and body tissue. |
| CHONDRUS | • chondrus n. Synonym of chondrule. • Chondrus prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Gigartinaceae – certain red algae. • CHONDRUS n. (Greek) a cartilage. |
| COENURUS | • coenurus n. (Zoology) A complex tapeworm larva growing interstitially in vertebrate tissues and consisting of a… • COENURUS n. (Greek) a tapeworm larva, also COENURE. |
| DIESTRUS | • diestrus n. Alternative spelling of dioestrus. • DIESTRUS n. a period of sexual inactivity, also DIESTRUM. |
| EREMURUS | • eremurus n. (Botany) Any of the plants of the genus Eremurus. • EREMURUS n. (Latin) a flower, the foxtail lily. |
| LATHYRUS | • Lathyrus prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – numerous species of sweet peas and vetchlings. • LATHYRUS n. (Greek) any plant of the Lathyrus genus, that includes sweet peas. |
| POXVIRUS | • poxvirus n. Any of a group of DNA viruses, of the family Poxviridae, that cause pox diseases in vertebrates. • Poxvirus prop.n. (Archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family unknown – see Orthopoxvirus. • POXVIRUS n. any one of a group of DNA-containing animal viruses. |
| PROVIRUS | • provirus n. (Virology) A virus genome, such as HIV, that integrates itself into the DNA of a host cell so as to… • PROVIRUS n. the form of a virus when it is integrated into the DNA of the host cell. |
| REOVIRUS | • reovirus n. Any of a group of RNA viruses, of the family Reoviridae, that infect animals and some plants. • REOVIRUS n. a type of virus. |
| SUBVIRUS | • subvirus n. (Virology) An organism or substance, such as a viral protein, that is smaller than a virus and has some… • SUBVIRUS n. a viral protein smaller than a virus. |
| SUSURRUS | • susurrus n. (Literary) A whispering or rustling sound; a murmur. • SUSURRUS n. (Latin) a soft rustling sound. |
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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- English Wiktionary: 58 words
- Scrabble in French: 9 words
- Scrabble in Spanish: 1 word
- Scrabble in Italian: 1 word
- Scrabble in German: 4 words
- Scrabble in Romanian: 10 words
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