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cuniculi

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cu⋅nic⋅u⋅lus

  [kyoo-nik-yuh-luhs]
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–noun, plural -li  [-lahy] .
1. a small conduit or burrow, as an underground drain or rabbit hole.
2. a low tunnel, as to a burial chamber.
3. Pathology. a burrow in the skin caused by the itch mite.
Origin:
1660–70; < L: rabbit, burrow; see cony

Related forms:
cu⋅nic⋅u⋅lar, adjective
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Main Entry: cu·nic·u·lus
Pronunciation: kyü-'nik-(y)&-l&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural cu·nic·u·li /-"lI, -"lE/
: the burrow of an itch mite in the skin
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cuniculus cu·nic·u·lus (ky&oomacr;-nĭk'yə-ləs)
n. pl. cu·nic·u·li (-lī')
The burrow of the itch mite in the skin.

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