-eus
1
a suffix occurring in Latin scientific names and in the corresponding loanwords in English:
nucleus.
Related Words
- aeneous
- aequorin
- alveated
- arboreal
- arboreous
- aureate
-eus
muscle that joins:
muscle that joins:
gluteus, soleus, rhomboideus
-e·us
\_ēəs\ noun combining form
(plural -ei \_ēˌī\ ; also -euses)
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, adjective suffix, composed of, of the nature of, or resembling (a specified substance) — more at -eous
: muscle that constitutes, has the form of, or joins a (specified) part, thing, or structures
< gluteus >
< rhomboideus >
< iliococcygeus >
< gluteus >
< rhomboideus >
< iliococcygeus >