terminal vs terminus

terminal and terminus both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
terminal	Yes	Yes	No	No
terminus	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, terminal and terminus are synonyms defined as:

terminal and terminus: station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods

Other synonyms of terminal include depot.

As nouns, terminus is a hyponym of terminal; that is, terminus is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than terminal:

terminal (noun)	terminus (noun)
station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods	either end of a railroad or bus route
a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves	station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods
electronic equipment consisting of a device providing access to a computer; has a keyboard and display	(architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar; originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome
either extremity of something that has length	the ultimate goal for which something is done
	a place where something ends or is complete

terminal (adjective)	terminus (adjective)
being or situated at an end
relating to or occurring in a term or fixed period of time
of or relating to or situated at the ends of a delivery route
occurring at or forming an end or termination
causing or ending in or approaching death