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单词 cuniculus
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cuniculus

[ kyoo-nik-yuh-luhs ]
/ kyuˈnɪk yə ləs /
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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

Cuneo, cuneocuboid, cuneonavicular, cuneus, Cunha, cuniculus, cunjevoi, cunner, cunnilingus, cunning, Cunningham
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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-nĭkyə-ləs ]

n. pl. cu•nic•u•li (-lī′)

The burrow of the itch mite in the skin.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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