Countable Nouns Ending in US and Containing Y

Browse 138 valid English countable nouns ending in US and containing Y, from Syllabus, Stylus, Papyrus, Platypus, Hypothalamus, Thymus and Cytomegalovirus 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
5 words
ankylosaurus
anacyclus
aegyptopithecus
aeschynanthus
aegypius
Starts with B
5 words
byssus
bunyavirus
borborygmus
botryllus
bryanthus
Starts with C
24 words
cyrus
cytomegalovirus
cynomolgus
crocodylus
coryphaeus
cryptococcus
corylus
cyperus
coccygeus
calycanthus
chlamydosaurus
clypeus
cyathus
cynognathus
cyprinus
cypselus
cysticercus
cyclotosaurus
coccyzus
cyrtanthus
cynocephalus
calyculus
chamaecytisus
cyclosorus
Starts with D
5 words
deinonychus
didymus
dactylus
derodidymus
dictyograptus
Starts with E
14 words
euonymus
euryalus
euthynnus
elymus
eurypterus
erythrocebus
eurylaimus
erythrinus
eurymus
ephippiorhynchus
eleutherodactylus
embryulcus
enchytraeus
elytropolypus
Starts with G
4 words
gyrus
ginglymus
gloydius
glossopharyngeus
Starts with H
5 words
hypothalamus
hyacinthus
hyoscyamus
hectocotylus
hydrosaurus
Starts with I
3 words
ichthyosaurus
ithyphallus
ichthyophthirius
Starts with L
1 words
lathyrus
Starts with M
5 words
myoclonus
myxovirus
myrtus
mycovirus
macracanthorhynchus
Starts with N
1 words
nystagmus
Starts with O
2 words
ornithorhynchus
orthomyxovirus
Starts with P
16 words
papyrus
platypus
pylorus
polyanthus
polypus
paramyxovirus
polyomavirus
pachycephalosaurus
playbus
polypterus
pyrophorus
physocarpus
pyropus
palatopharyngeus
pygargus
pharyngopalatinus
Starts with R
1 words
rypticus
Starts with S
14 words
syllabus
stylus
sisyphus
staphylococcus
styracosaurus
scyphus
sphygmus
sphyrapicus
symplocarpus
synthronus
salpingopharyngeus
sacrococcygeus
scyphanthus
stachyurus
Starts with T
8 words
thymus
tyrannosaurus
trolleybus
thyrsus
trachycarpus
trichostrongylus
trachypterus
thyroarytenoideus
Starts with X
3 words
xystus
xyleborus
xenorhynchus
Starts with Y
1 words
yus
Starts with Z
4 words
zygomaticus
zygocactus
zygadenus
zorotypus

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