cuniculus
Americannoun
-
a small conduit or burrow, as an underground drain or rabbit hole.
-
a low tunnel, as to a burial chamber.
-
Pathology. a burrow in the skin caused by the itch mite.
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Etymology
Origin of cuniculus
1660–70; < Latin: rabbit, burrow; see cony
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Aethiopian, Libyan, and Syriac cumin are named, ℞ 178 CUNICULUS, rabbit, cony CUNILAGO, a species of origany, flea-bane, wild marjoram, basilica CUPELLUM, CUPELLA, dim., of CUPA, a small cask or tun.
From Cookery and Dining in Imperial Rome by Vehling, Joseph Dommers
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
