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There are 16 eight-letter words ending with TUSES

CACTUSES	• cactuses n. Plural of cactus. • CACTUS n. (Latin) a succulent plant of the family Cactaceae, with thick fleshy stems, usually spiny and without leaves.
CANTUSES	• CANTUS n. (Latin) a melody or chant, esp. in mediaeval ecclesiastical music.
CESTUSES	• cestuses n. Plural of cestus. • CESTUS n. (Latin) a hand covering for ancient Roman boxers, also CAESTUS.
CISTUSES	• cistuses n. Plural of cistus. • CISTUS n. (Greek) any plant of the rockrose genus.
COITUSES	• coituses n. Plural of coitus. • COITUS n. (Latin) sexual intercourse, also COITION.
CONTUSES	• contuses v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of contuse. • CONTUSE v. to bruise.
COSTUSES	• costuses n. Plural of costus. • COSTUS n. an aromatic root of the ginger family.
COTTUSES	• COTTUS n. any fish of the genus Cottus, including the bullhead and father-lasher, also COTTID.
CULTUSES	• cultuses n. Plural of cultus. • CULTUS n. (Latin) a religious ritual; a cult.
FLATUSES	• flatuses n. Plural of flatus. • FLATUS n. (Latin) intestinal gas.
FOETUSES	• foetuses n. Plural of foetus. • fœtuses n. (Hypercorrect) plural of fœtus. • FOETUS n. (Latin) the unborn in the womb with distinctly formed parts, also FETUS.
HIATUSES	• hiatuses n. Plural of hiatus. • HIATUS n. (Latin) a gap or missing section.
MEATUSES	• meatuses n. Plural of meatus. • MEATUS n. (Latin) a natural body passage.
RICTUSES	• rictuses n. Plural of rictus. • RICTUS n. (Latin) the expanse of the open mouth.
SALTUSES	• saltuses n. Plural of saltus. • SALTUS n. (Latin) a breach of continuity; a jump to a conclusion.
STATUSES	• statuses n. Plural of status. • STATUS n. (Latin) a state of affairs; condition.

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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