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* cŭnīcŭlāris, e, adj. [cuniculus], of or pertaining to the rabbit, rabbit-: herba, Marc. Emp. 14 fin.

cŭnīcŭlārĭus, ii, m. [cuniculus, II. B.]; in milit. lang., a miner, Veg. Mil. 2, 11; Amm. 24, 4, 22.

cŭnīcŭlātim, adv. [cuniculus, II. A.], in channels, Plin. 9, 33, 52, § 103; v. cuniculatus fin.

cŭnīcŭlātor, ōris, m. ( = cunicularius), a miner, Lact. ad Stat. Th. 2, 418.

cŭnīcŭlātus, a, um, adj. [cuniculus], in the form of a channel or tube (post-Aug. and rare): rostrum, Plin. 9, 36, 61, § 130 Sillig and Jan. (al. cuniculatim).

* cŭnīcŭlōsus, a, um, adj. [cuniculus, II.], abounding in caves: Celtiberia, Cat. 37, 18.

†† cŭnīcŭlus, i, m. [Spanish], a rabbit, cony, Gr. κόνικλος or κύνικλος.

  1. I. Prop., Varr. R. R. 3, 12, 6; Plin. 8, 55, 81, § 217; Mart. 13, 60.
  2. II. Transf. (from their habit of burrowing in the ground; cf. Varr. l. l.; collat. form, cŭnīcŭlum, i, n., acc. to Paul. ex Fest. p. 50, 4, but perh. an acc.; v. Müll. ad loc.), a passage under ground, a hole, pit, cavity, canal, etc.
    1. A. In gen., Cic. Off. 3, 23, 90; Col. 8, 17, 4; Plin. 2, 80, 82, § 193; 6, 27, 31, §§ 128 and 135.
    2. B. In partic., milit. t. t., a mine, Caes. B. G. 3, 21; 7, 22 (three times); 7, 24; Hirt. B. G. 8, 41; Cic. Phil. 3, 8, 20; id. Caecin. 30, 88; Liv. 5, 19, 10: ad murum cuniculis pervenire, id. 31, 17, 2: occultus vineis, id. 38, 7, 6; Amm. 24, 4, 13: cuniculorum fodinae, id. 24, 4, 21.
      1. 2. Trop.: quae res aperte petebatur, ea nunc occulte cuniculis oppugnatur, i. e. by secret devices, Cic. Agr. 1, 1, 1.

cŭnīla (cŏnīla), ae, f., a plant, a species of origanum; form cunila, Plaut. Trin. 4, 2, 93; Col. 6, 13, 1; Plin. 19, 8, 50, § 165; 20, 16, 61, § 169; form conila, Arn. 6, 17 fin.; App. Herb. 122.

cŭnīlāgo, ĭnis, f., a species of cunila, Plin. 19, 8, 50, § 165; 20, 16, 63, § 171 al.

Cūnīna, ae, f. [cunae], the goddess who protects children in the cradle, Varr. ap. Non. p. 167, 32; Lact. 1, 20, 36; Aug. Civ. Dei, 4, 11; Inscr. Grut. 96, 9.

‡ cunīre est stercus facere, Paul. ex Fest. p. 50, 16 Müll. [cf. inquino, and Sanscr. knuj, to stink].