Countable Nouns Ending in US and Containing S

Browse 1,189 valid English countable nouns ending in US and containing S, from Focus, Religious, Status, Bus, Virus, Bonus and Campus to rarer terms. Check definitions and spelling below, or visit our noun grammar guide to review singular and plural count rules.

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Starts with A
24 words
apparatus
asparagus
alumnus
antivirus
anus
autofocus
airbus
abacus
alveolus
amicus
argus
adenovirus
adolphus
angelus
acidophilus
annulus
andronicus
arquebus
arbovirus
acanthus
aspergillus
autobus
altocumulus
arbutus
Starts with B
24 words
bus
bonus
brutus
bacillus
brontosaurus
bolus
bronchus
brachiosaurus
bulbus
benedictus
baculovirus
battlebus
byssus
bifidus
burnous
basilosaurus
broigus
boletus
bunyavirus
bacchius
bonasus
borborygmus
botulinus
bromus
Starts with C
24 words
campus
consensus
coronavirus
chorus
circus
census
calculus
caucus
citrus
cactus
corpus
colossus
cyrus
callus
crocus
camus
cirrus
cumulus
caduceus
cytomegalovirus
croesus
coleus
cumulonimbus
corvus
Starts with D
24 words
discus
doofus
deus
dingus
denarius
decubitus
defocus
dianthus
ductus
diplodocus
discobolus
diabolus
deinonychus
didymus
dilophosaurus
dissensus
diplococcus
digitus
diestrus
dessus
dactylus
deltoideus
desmodus
dictamnus
Starts with E
24 words
exodus
emeritus
esophagus
estrus
epicurus
embolus
equus
enterococcus
enterovirus
euonymus
excursus
eohippus
elenchus
echinus
echinococcus
epithalamus
elasmosaurus
equinus
exitus
epigonus
equinovarus
echovirus
epicanthus
edmontosaurus
Starts with F
24 words
focus
fetus
fungus
ficus
faustus
fundus
flatus
flavivirus
faunus
fagus
famulus
favonius
fiscus
funiculus
fucus
flocculus
filovirus
foederatus
fractus
fremitus
filius
fasciculus
februarius
floccus
Starts with G
24 words
genius
genus
gus
gluteus
gladiolus
gyrus
gallus
globus
gladius
glomerulus
gastrocnemius
gasthaus
goofus
grampus
giganotosaurus
gonococcus
gallimimus
glomus
gradus
galanthus
gaudeamus
gibus
ginglymus
gaupus
Starts with H
24 words
hiatus
hippopotamus
hibiscus
hippocampus
hypothalamus
humerus
homunculus
habitus
hantavirus
herpesvirus
helianthus
hocus
hadrosaurus
hyacinthus
helleborus
hemionus
hyoscyamus
hamulus
hoppus
hectocotylus
helibus
holodiscus
hydrosaurus
haemanthus
Starts with I
18 words
impetus
intravenous
isthmus
ignoramus
incubus
ileus
incus
ictus
iambus
iliacus
influenzavirus
introitus
ichthyosaurus
ischiocavernosus
ithyphallus
interradius
inflatus
ichthyophthirius
Starts with J
5 words
jus
juncus
juniperus
jacobus
jacchus
Starts with K
3 words
krampus
khuskhus
kinetonucleus
Starts with L
24 words
lotus
locus
lactobacillus
lentivirus
lisianthus
limbus
linctus
lapsus
latissimus
lupinus
liquidus
lobus
limulus
latus
loculus
laurustinus
lumbricus
lobulus
lapillus
lemniscus
leptocephalus
lituus
lathyrus
leonurus
Starts with M
24 words
minus
missus
minibus
magnus
modulus
magus
maximus
meniscus
malleus
modus
mandamus
meatus
microbus
malus
metatarsus
malleolus
mosasaurus
medius
manus
megalosaurus
mammatus
metapneumovirus
micronucleus
microvillus
Starts with N
21 words
nucleus
nexus
narcissus
nautilus
nimbus
norovirus
nucleolus
nystagmus
nevus
negus
nonplus
nimbostratus
nidus
nisus
nauplius
nodus
nucellus
notocactus
nematodirus
nematanthus
novodamus
Starts with O
23 words
octopus
opus
omnibus
onus
oculus
osmanthus
organophosphorus
oncovirus
overplus
overfocus
ocellus
obelus
ornithorhynchus
otocinclus
obliquus
orthomyxovirus
opinicus
oncornavirus
ozothamnus
opulus
octonarius
oncus
orthrosanthus
Starts with P
24 words
plus
precious
phosphorus
prospectus
potus
papyrus
platypus
pegasus
phallus
plexus
proteus
papillomavirus
poliovirus
parnassus
parvovirus
primus
pilus
pylorus
prunus
poxvirus
priapus
pinus
polyanthus
passus
Starts with Q
3 words
quietus
quadratus
quetzalcoatlus
Starts with R
24 words
religious
radius
rendezvous
refocus
ruckus
rhombus
rumpus
rhesus
retrovirus
rhinovirus
rebus
rotavirus
rictus
rectus
rufous
ranunculus
rubus
ramus
regulus
resus
retiarius
rhoncus
railbus
reovirus
Starts with S
24 words
status
stimulus
surplus
subconscious
sus
sinus
syllabus
stylus
sagittarius
sarcophagus
sisyphus
stratus
streptococcus
succubus
sulcus
stegosaurus
sanctus
situs
shamus
sixtus
solidus
staphylococcus
scabious
serratus
Starts with T
24 words
taurus
thesaurus
terminus
thalamus
thymus
talus
torus
tyrannosaurus
tuchus
tragus
trolleybus
tarsus
tumulus
thrombus
thallus
tertius
tantalus
tropheus
tractus
taxus
tophus
trigeminus
togavirus
thiasus
Starts with U
13 words
uterus
umbilicus
uncus
urus
uraeus
utriculus
urachus
ultrasaurus
ultravirus
uncinus
urceolus
uredosorus
uraniscus
Starts with V
17 words
virus
venus
vesuvius
vagus
valgus
varus
villus
viscus
vastus
volvulus
varanus
vicus
ventriculus
vidimus
vitellus
vulgus
vagitus
Starts with W
5 words
walrus
waterbus
wampus
wamus
wammus
Starts with X
11 words
xenopus
xerus
xystus
xiphopagus
xanthocephalus
xyleborus
xenicus
xenosaurus
xenorhynchus
xenurus
xiphosurus
Starts with Y
1 words
yus
Starts with Z
14 words
zygomaticus
ziziphus
zygocactus
zinjanthropus
zaglossus
zonurus
zoophagus
zophorus
zygadenus
zapus
zigadenus
zoophorous
zoophorus
zorotypus

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