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, adjectiveWords nearby cuniculus
cuneo,
cuneocuboid,
cuneonavicular,
cuneus,
cunha,
cuniculus,
cuniform,
cunjevoi,
cunner,
cunnilingus,
cunning
Example sentences from the Web for cuniculus
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
Medical definitions for cuniculus
cuniculus
[ kyōō-nĭk′yə-ləs ]
n. pl. cu•nic•u•li (-lī′)
The burrow of the itch mite in the skin.