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cuniculus

[ kyoo-nik-yuh-luhs ]

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noun

, plural cu·nic·u·li [kyoo-, nik, -y, uh, -lahy].

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

The remains of both Cuniculus torquatus and of Myodus lemmus have been found in British pleistocene deposits.

Figs. 385 and 386 show the ileo-colic junction, ccum and appendix in Lepus cuniculus, the rabbit.

All antisera were produced in rabbits (laboratory stock of Oryctolagus cuniculus).

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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