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cuniculus

[kyoo-nik-yuh-luh s]
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noun, plural cu·nic·u·li [kyoo-nik-yuh-lahy] /kyuˈnɪk yəˌlaɪ/.
  1. a small conduit or burrow, as an underground drain or rabbit hole.
  2. a low tunnel, as to a burial chamber.
  3. Pathology. a burrow in the skin caused by the itch mite.
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Origin of cuniculus

1660–70; < Latin: rabbit, burrow; see cony
Related formscu·nic·u·lar, adjective
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Historical Examples

  • The remains of both Cuniculus torquatus and of Myodus lemmus have been found in British pleistocene deposits.

    The History of the European Fauna

    R. F. Scharff

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cuniculus

(kyōō-nĭk′yə-ləs)
n. pl. cu•nic•u•li (-lī′)
  1. The burrow of the itch mite in the skin.
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