Puss, pus and pussy

[today's post is sponsored by the word 'would'. Bright would! Would I were steadfast as thou art!]
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Hello, pussy!

Right. As we are freshly after mr I-endorse-wikipedia's classes, we may as well begin with that devil's tool. Wikipedia the almighty says:

Puss has these meanings:

* A slang and affectionate word for "cat": see pussy
* Puss moth, a species of moth and a type of aeroplane
* Puss (Swedish music duo), formed in Stockholm in 2001

We're not really interested in Swedish bands (shut up, black), so we'll skip that one. Pussy. Pussycat. I love you, pussycat!


Every excuse to post a Peter O'Toole picture is good enough to post a Peter O'Toole picture.

'What do you mean, you killed the stupid cat? You killed my pussy??
I would advise you to be careful with words, though. 'Pussy' has actually more meanings than the innocent wikipedia would like you to believe. One of them is derived from a Latin word for... well, find that one out for yourself, would you?
And in the meantime we'll examine (oi, yer naughty!) the most renown pussies of our time:


And one that is no less loveable:


And as for the puss moth:




What a cutie.

All right. But what about PUS? You know, the word that you actually *do* read with an 'ʌ'? (and a word that is, incidentally, a morpheme at the same time - but mind you, incidentally - okay?)
Well, it is a yellow-white, more or less viscid substance produced by suppuration and found in abscesses, sores, etc., consisting of a liquid plasma in which white blood cells are suspended. Yuk! No photos, you're welcome.
and for the curious who, apart from enjoying a certain dr Gregory, also enjoy a certain other dr Gregory - you might remember the adjective formed from 'pus' - it was purulent sputum, wasn't it?