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Definition of Cuniculus
1. Noun. Pacas.
Generic synonyms: Mammal Genus
Group relationships: Dasyproctidae, Family Dasyproctidae
Definition of Cuniculus
1. Noun. A burrow or low underground passage ¹
2. Noun. A burrow in the skin made by a mite ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Cuniculus
1. The burrow of the scabies mite in the epidermis. Origin: L. A rabbit; an underground passage (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cuniculus
Literary usage of Cuniculus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Manual of Zoology by Thomas Jeffery Parker, William Aitcheson Haswell (1905)
"Lepus cuniculus, side view of skeleton with outline of body 492 298. Lepus cuniculus
... Lepus cuniculus, longitudinal vertical section of brain . 518 312. ..."
2. A Text-book of Zoology by Thomas Jeffery Parker, William Aitcheson Haswell (1921)
"EXAMPLE OF THE CLASS—THE RABBIT (Lepus cuniculus}. External Characters. —The
Rabbit (Fig. 1091) is a four- footed or quadrupedal animal, having the whole ..."
3. A Natural History of the Mammalia by George Robert Waterhouse (1848)
"... being produced by the hairs being party-coloured white and black—is known in
England by the name Silver Rabbit, and is the " var. B. Lepus cuniculus ..."
4. The Journal of Anatomy and Physiology by Anatomical Society of Great Britain and Ireland (1889)
"ABNORMAL DEVELOPMENT OF GENITO-URINARY SYSTEM OF LEPUS cuniculus. By OSWALD H.
LATTER, Assistant to the Deputy Linacre Professor of ..."
5. A Course of Instruction in Zootomy (Vertebrata). by Thomas Jeffery Parker (1895)
"Lepus cuniculus. The anterior end of the vagina, with the right uterus, Fallopian
tube, and ovary (nat. size). Part of the ventral wall of the vagina is ..."
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