cuniculus
Americannoun
plural
cuniculi-
a small conduit or burrow, as an underground drain or rabbit hole.
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a low tunnel, as to a burial chamber.
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Pathology. a burrow in the skin caused by the itch mite.
Other Word Forms
- cunicular adjective
Etymology
Origin of cuniculus
1660–70; < Latin: rabbit, burrow; cony
Example Sentences
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Australian, and French O. cuniculus collected by museums prior to the virus's introduction.
From Science Magazine
It is known that domestic rabbits descended from the European rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus, which originated in France and Spain.
From New York Times
Just don’t underestimate that human representation of the Oryctolagus Cuniculus helping to relieve you of your bonus at the gaming tables: “Bunny Dealers need mental-arithmetic abilities comparable to a city broker,” the club said.
From BusinessWeek
The remains of both Cuniculus torquatus and of Myodus lemmus have been found in British pleistocene deposits.
From Project Gutenberg
About the time that the average city girl would have consumed with curling tongs, cashmere bouquet and in getting her hat on straight, Jack returned with a nice fat "jack" of the lepus cuniculus family, all ready for the coals.
From Project Gutenberg
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