Tityus

noun

Tity·​us

ˈtitēəs,

ˈtīt-

: a genus of scorpions (family Buthidae) containing several whose venom is highly toxic to man

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin or Greek; Latin Tityos, name of a mythical giant, from Greek

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Rhymes for Tityus

• disabuse
• introduce
• reproduce
• abstruse
• abuse
• adduce
• atreus
• caboose
• cayuse
• conduce
• deduce
• diffuse