8-letter words that end in rus
- anestrus — in the breeding cycle of many mammals, the period of sexual inactivity between two periods of estrus
- arcturus — the brightest star in the constellation Boötes: a red giant. Visual magnitude: –0.4; spectral type: K2III; distance: 37 light years
- assuerus — Ahasuerus.
- bosporus — strait between the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara: c. 20 mi (32 km) long
- cerberus — a dog, usually represented as having three heads, that guarded the entrance to Hades
- chondrus — a protoctist genus that belongs to the family Gigartinaceae
- coenurus — an encysted larval form of the tapeworm Multiceps, containing many encapsulated heads. In sheep it can cause the gid, and when eaten by dogs it develops into several adult forms
- couperus — Louis [loo-ee] /luˈi/ (Show IPA), 1863–1923, Dutch novelist.
- diestrus — (in female mammals) an interval of sexual inactivity between periods of estrus.
- epicurus — An ancient Greek philosopher, founder of the movement commonly known as Epicureanism.
- eremurus — a type of herb from the Liliaceae family
- hesperus — an evening star, especially Venus.
- lathyrus — a genus of leguminous climbing plants that includes the sweet pea
- pandarus — a Trojan who attempted to assassinate Menelaus, thereby violating a truce between the Greeks and the Trojans and prolonging the Trojan War: in Chaucerian and other medieval accounts, he is the procurer of Cressida for Troilus.
- phaedrus — flourished a.d. c40, Roman writer of fables.
- poxvirus — any of a group of large, brick-shaped DNA-containing viruses that infect humans and other animals, including the viruses of smallpox and various other poxes.
- provirus — a viral form that is incorporated into the genetic material of a host cell.
- reovirus — any large virus of the family Reoviridae, having double-stranded RNA and a polyhedral capsid, including those causing infantile gastroenteritis.
- subvirus — an organism, esp a viral protein, smaller than a virus but with some of the characteristics of a virus
- susurrus — a soft murmuring or rustling sound; whisper.
- tartarus — a sunless abyss, below Hades, in which Zeus imprisoned the Titans.
- zephyrus — the west wind personified.
- zophorus — a frieze having representations of people or animals.
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