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Meaning of cuniculus | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
[kʊˈniː.kʊ.ɫʊs]

Definitions

  1. a rabbit
    declension-2
  2. a rabbit burrow
    declension-2
  3. a mine, underground tunnel or gallery
    declension-2

Equivalents

English rabbit tunnel

Examples

“Greges migratorum, qui diversis viis ex Africa vel Asia in Europam venerunt, in proximitatem urbis Caleti (Calais) convenerunt, unde brevissima est in Britanniam per cuniculum traiectio.”

Groups of migrants, coming into Europe by various routes from Africa and Asia, came together near the city of Calais, where it is but a short passage to Britain through the tunnel.

“vulpēs, cubīle fodiēns, dum terram ēruit agitque plūrīs altius cunīculōs,”

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“gaudet in effossīs habitāre cunīculus antrīs.”

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CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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