Rhymes with intravenous
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I i Two-syllable rhymes
- genus — Biology. the usual major subdivision of a family or subfamily in the classification of organisms, usually consisting of more than one species.
- lenis — pronounced with relatively weak muscular tension and breath pressure, resulting in weak sound effect: in stressed or unstressed position, (b, d, g, j, v, th̸, z, and zh) are lenis in English, as compared with (p, t, k, ch, f, th, s, and sh), which are fortis. Compare fortis (def 1).
- minas — an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- venous — of, relating to, or of the nature of a vein.
- venus — an ancient Italian goddess of gardens and spring, identified by the Romans with Aphrodite as the goddess of love and beauty.
Three-syllable rhymes
- cardenas — Lázaro (ˈlaθaro). 1895–1970, Mexican statesman and general; president of Mexico (1934–40)
- dominus — the Lord be with you.
- form genus — an artificial taxonomic category including species, especially of fossil forms, grouped together on the basis of morphological resemblance.
- malvinas — a female given name.
- salinas — a city in central Kansas.
- type genus — the genus that is formally held to be typical of the family or other higher group to which it belongs.