CUNICULUS


Meaning of CUNICULUS in English

— cunicular , adj.

/kyooh nik"yeuh leuhs/ , n. , pl. cuniculi /-luy'/ .

1. a small conduit or burrow, as an underground drain or rabbit hole.

2. a low tunnel, as to a burial chamber.

3. Pathol. a burrow in the skin caused by the itch mite.

[ 1660-70; ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .