-ivus

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1. a suffix appearing in Latin scientific names.

   exfoliativus.

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Etymology

Origin of -ivus

< New Latin, Latin -īvus

Example Sentences

They also differ over the proper way to use IVUS.

From Forbes

Both push for dramatically increased usage of IVUS.

From Forbes

Both fail to present any alternative or dissenting views about IVUS.

From Forbes

"Bring them on," he sneered: "Ivus Niles and his buck sheep and Enoch Dudley and the rest of the petty rogues that you hired with your corporation money to defeat me."

From Project Gutenberg

And at that moment Ivus Niles was marching into the village from the Jo Quacca hills, torch for the tinder that had been prepared.

From Project Gutenberg