1. lupus - Noun
2. Lupus - Proper noun
A cutaneous disease occurring under two distinct forms.
The Wolf, a constellation situated south of Scorpio.
Source: Webster's dictionaryHOUSE RULES [at the Praetor Lupus Headquarters] No shape-shifting in the hallways. No howling. No silver. Clothing must be worn at all times. ALL TIMES. No fighting. No biting. Mark all your food before you put it in the communal refrigerator. Cassandra Clare
I have been extremely pleased to support the Trust's work in the Lupus Unit ever since. Personal experience also motivated me to become involved to help raise the awareness of the disease and hopefully thereby improve the speed of diagnosis. Elaine Paige
My mother was a lupus patient. I was a child with the lupus gene. Merry Clayton
Life's too slippery for books, Clarice; anger appears as lust, lupus presents as hives. Thomas Harris
Lupus in fabula. Latin Proverb
According to Alessio Latins and Umbrians both did not name the wolf because of a religious taboo, thence their use of loanwords such as lupus in Latin (which is Sabine, instead of the expected *luquos) and the Umbrians hirpos (cfr. Source: Internet