Morus

From Latin morus (“stupid”), a loanword from Ancient Greek μωρός (mōrós, “foolish, stupid, slow”). See booby ("stupid person", "bird of genus Sula in which genus gannets were formerly placed).

Morus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Sulidae – gannets.

• (gannet): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Pelecaniformes – order; Sulidae – family

• (gannet): Morus bassanus, Morus capensis, Morus serrator – species

• Gannet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Morus (Sulidae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Morus (Aves) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Gill, F.; Wright, M. (2006), Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

From Latin mōrus (“mulberry tree”).

Morus f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Moraceae – mulberries.

• (mulberry): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids – clades; Rosales – order; Moraceae – family; Moreae – tribe

• (mulberry): Morus nigra (black mulberry) – type species; (Morus mesozygia (African mulberry), Morus mesozygia (black mulberry), Morus serrata (Himalayan mulberry), Morus rubra (red mulberry), Morus alba (white mulberry) – selected other species

• Morus (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Morus (Moraceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Morus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Morus at Plants of the World Online

From English More + Latin -us.

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈmɔ.rʊs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈmɔː.rus]

Morus m sg (genitive Morī); second declension

1. (New Latin) a surname from English — famously held by:
   1. Thomas More (1478–1535), English lawyer, judge, social philosopher, author, statesman, theologian and noted Renaissance humanist.

Second-declension noun, singular only.

• Morys

Borrowed from English Maurice, from Latin Mauritius.

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈmɔrɨ̞s/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈmoːrɪs/, /ˈmɔrɪs/
• Rhymes: -oːrɨ̞s

Morus m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Maurice or Morris

• Morus y Gwynt (“personification of the wind”, literally “Morris the Wind”)