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; see cony
Example Sentences
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In Roman traditions this temple was regarded as the place where Camillus emerged from the cuniculus, or mine, on the day of the capture of the city.
From Pagan and Christian Rome by Lanciani, Rodolfo Amedeo
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