cuniculus

[ kyoo-nik-yuh-luh s ]
/ kyuˈnɪk yə ləs /

noun, plural cu·nic·u·li [kyoo-nik-yuh-lahy] /kyuˈnɪk yəˌlaɪ/.

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.

Origin of cuniculus

1660–70; < Latin: rabbit, burrow; see cony

OTHER WORDS FROM cuniculus

cu·nic·u·lar, adjective

Words nearby cuniculus

Medical definitions for cunicular

cuniculus
[ kyōō-nĭkyə-ləs ]

n. pl. cu•nic•u•li (-lī′)

The burrow of the itch mite in the skin.