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Word Plural
curriculum curricula
focus foci
medium media
phenomenon phenomena
minimum minima
mouse mice
spectrum spectra
maximum maxima
stimulus stimuli
referendum referenda
criterion criteria
consortium consortia
aquarium aquaria
quantum quanta
nucleus nuclei
radius radii
syllabus syllabi
lexicon lexica
oesophagus oesophagi
ethos ethe
locus loci
fungus fungi
terminus termini
millennium millennia
modulus moduli
thesaurus thesauri
rectum recta
gymnasium gymnasia
dictum dicta
presidium presidia
palladium palladia
uterus uteri
ileum ilea
tetanus tetani
rostrum rostra
bacterium bacteria
duodenum duodena
calculus calculi
atrium atria
incubus incubi
stylus styli
endothelium endothelia
addendum addenda
hippocampus hippocampi
disequilibrium disequilibria
nimbus nimbi
ovum ova
stratus strati
cactus cacti
thymus thymi
sarcophagus sarcophagi
imperium imperia
modicum modica
caecum caeca
sputum sputa
bolus boli
bacillus bacilli
datum data
papyrus papyri
jejunum jejuna
abacus abaci
cumulus cumuli
pres. pres
triforium triforia
phylum phyla
humerus humeri
cryptosporidium cryptosporidia
amicus amici
louse lice
torus tori
eucalyptus eucalypti
substratum substrata
phallus phalli
pallium pallia
reticulum reticula
sternum sterna
factum facta
tyrannosaurus tyrannosauri
dormouse dormice
thrombus thrombi
optimum optima
modus modi
cirrus cirri
ramus rami
gonococcus gonococci
pylorus pylori
staphylococcus staphylococci
hypothalamus hypothalami
perihelion perihelia
collegium collegia
fundus fundi
actus acti
proteus protei
cantharus canthari
aureus aurei
mycobacterium mycobacteria
rhombus rhombi
thalamus thalami
tarsus tarsi
tentorium tentoria
streptococcus streptococci
vicus vici
operculum opercula
colliculus colliculi
gyrus gyri
callosum callosa
plasmodium plasmodia
malleus mallei
colostrum colostra
koruna korun
endometrium endometria
magus magi
abomasum abomasa
flocculus flocculi
trapezius trapezii
clostridium clostridia
sulcus sulci
villus villi
rhizobium rhizobia
intaglio intagli
naevus naevi
denarius denarii
tumulus tumuli
scriptorium scriptoria
erratum errata
dominus domini
fideicommissum fideicommissa
icosahedron icosahedra
regulus reguli
tergum terga
taxon taxa
centrum centra
pleuron pleura
mycelium mycelia
talus tali
scutum scuta
effluvium effluvia
bronchus bronchi
jack-in-the-box jacks-in-boxes
prementum prementa
caldarium caldaria
octahedron octahedra
perineum perinea
four-momentum four-momenta
protocerebrum protocerebra
candelabrum candelabra
dodecahedron dodecahedra
spermatozoon spermatozoa
woodlouse woodlice
sacrum sacra
homunculus homunculi
caduceus caducei
gladiolus gladioli
priapus priapi
cursus cursi
faunus fauni
septum septa
protozoan protozoa
desideratum desiderata
flagellum flagella
collum colla
chiasmus chiasmi
argenteus argentei
anencephalus anencephali
clypeus clypei
syconium syconia
mediastinum mediastina
umbilicus umbilici
colluvium colluvia
labium labia
protozoon protozoa
mytilus mytili
exemplum exempla
postnotum postnota
ilium ilia
mysterium mysteria
pretectum pretecta
sartorius sartorii
pallidum pallida
extremum extrema
thallus thalli
agrobacterium agrobacteria
fusarium fusaria
oidium oidia
cubitus cubiti
esophagus esophagi
pretarsus pretarsi
epiphenomenon epiphenomena
cerebrum cerebra
vagus vagi
myoclonus myocloni
acetabulum acetabula
deutocerebrum deutocerebra
epicranium epicrania
coccus cocci
cacoethes cacoethe
latissimus latissimi
perithecium perithecia
lactobacillus lactobacilli
notum nota
oppidum oppida
microfocus microfoci
serratus serrati
sacrosanctum sacrosancta
frigidarium frigidaria
succubus succubi
arolium arolia
medius medii
puerperium puerperia
praetorium praetoria
corynebacterium corynebacteria
absurdum absurda
paraflocculus paraflocculi
nidus nidi
enterococcus enterococci
stratocumulus stratocumuli
epimeron epimera
paramecium paramecia
embolus emboli
pinetum pineta
prescutum prescuta
fasciculus fasciculi
oculus oculi
clivus clivi
glomerulus glomeruli
himation himatia
oxyrhynchus oxyrhynchi
capitulum capitula
microbacterium microbacteria
pudendum pudenda
alveolus alveoli
colonus coloni
aspergillus aspergilli
haustorium haustoria
stabilimentum stabilimenta
paludarium paludaria
minimus minimi
punctum puncta
solidus solidi
unicum unica
obliquus obliqui
nummus nummi
laconicum laconica
lepton lepta
gorgoneion gorgoneia
castrum castra
volvulus volvuli
perineurium perineuria
astragalus astragali
syncytium syncytia
pandaemonium pandaemonia
fieldmouse fieldmice
velum vela
ommatidium ommatidia
hilum hila
archeus archei
conus coni
phylon phyla
arcus arci
periosteum periostea
archaebacterium archaebacteria
periostracum periostraca
contrapunctus contrapuncti
ginglymus ginglymi
schoenus schoeni
gubernaculum gubernacula
tapetum tapeta
discobolus discoboli
tritocerebrum tritocerebra
agendum agenda
canaliculus canaliculi
halobacterium halobacteria
submentum submenta
velarium velaria
succus succi
endocardium endocardia
mentum menta
sestertius sestertii
relatum relata
frenulum frenula
polyhedron polyhedra
primordium primordia
periplus peripli
dentalium dentalia
porphyrogenitus porphyrogeniti
sporangium sporangia
definiendum definienda
solatium solatia
presbyterium presbyteria
latifundium latifundia
nodus nodi
amphioxus amphioxi
cecum ceca
neopallium neopallia
pangasius pangasia
aphelion aphelia
doormouse doormice
supermouse supermice
pneumococcus pneumococci
aedeagus aedeagi
mortarium mortaria
compluvium compluvia
lamellipodium lamellipodia
vomitorium vomitoria
acinus acini
prosternum prosterna
dorsum dorsa
arcanum arcana
minifundium minifundia
carrus carri
ocellus ocelli
pygidium pygidia
micrococcus micrococci
subendothelium subendothelia
soleus solei
encrinus encrini
thyrsus thyrsi
pediculus pediculi
urus uri
manubrium manubria
ephippium ephippia
epigastrium epigastria
inion inia
neuroepithelium neuroepithelia
beatus beati
ischium ischia
mitochondrion mitochondria
carpus carpi
prolegomenon prolegomena
meningococcus meningococci
analogon analoga
ovulum ovula
explicandum explicanda
empodium empodia
mesangium mesangia
uraeus uraei
colpus colpi
lemniscus lemnisci
incunabulum incunabula
lustrum lustra
presternum presterna
pilus pili
cuniculus cuniculi
famulus famuli
rectus recti
designatum designata
postscriptum postscripta
zoon zoa
corniculum cornicula
superstimulus superstimuli
oncomouse oncomice
retinaculum retinacula
milium milia
vexillum vexilla
microthrombus microthrombi
pronotum pronota
florilegium florilegia
superstratum superstrata
echinococcus echinococci
eidolon eidola
hypermedium hypermedia
suspensorium suspensoria
myometrium myometria
pedunculus pedunculi
collyrium collyria
stilus stili
stadion stadia
calcaneus calcanei
nucleolus nucleoli
dysequilibrium dysequilibria
postclypeus postclypei
katepisternum katepisterna
vomitus vomita
finocchio finocchi
bifidobacterium bifidobacteria
ostium ostia
anteclypeus anteclypei
gonopodium gonopodia
itinerarium itineraria
cingulum cingula
hyperstimulus hyperstimuli
sacrarium sacraria
compactum compacta
borborygmus borborygmi
xoanon xoana
hyperstriatum hyperstriata
cryptococcus cryptococci
hilus hili
ayup plw
prostomium prostomia
convivium convivia
lobus lobi
salivarium salivaria
hypolimnion hypolimnia
profluvium profluvia
tectum tecta
fusobacterium fusobacteria
xystus xysti
ichthyosaurus ichthyosauri
urbarium urbaria
penetralium penetralia
mesosternum mesosterna
pseudopodium pseudopodia
sudarium sudaria
formicarium formicaria
castellum castella
eubacterium eubacteria
tablinum tablina
xenodochium xenodochia
dinosaurus dinosauri
mesothelium mesothelia
prytaneum prytanea
puparium puparia
supremum suprema
interstitium interstitia
gastrocnemius gastrocnemii
propodeum propodea
tetrapylon tetrapyla
propodium propodia
androecium androecia
explanandum explananda
noumenon noumena
precordium precordia
metacarpus metacarpi
scutellum scutella
metatarsus metatarsi
instrumentarium instrumentaria
cumulo-nimbus cumulo-nimbi
splenius splenii
polyptoton polyptota
proemium proemia
syncellus syncelli
retiarius retiari

Note: these words have been obtained from Wiktionary and have been classified and improved through automated computer linguistics processes.

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