cuniculus

[kyoo-nik-yuh-luhs]

noun, plural cu·nic·u·li

[-lahy] .

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

Related forms

cu·nic·u·lar, adjective

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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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