About The Word Cony
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Cony
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What's The Definition Of Cony?
[n] any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food
[n] small short-eared burrowing mammal of rocky uplands of Asia and western North America [n] any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes Synonyms | Synonyms for Cony: coney | das | dassie | hyrax | mouse hare | pika | rabbit | rock rabbit Related Terms | Find terms related to Cony: See Also | Angora | Angora rabbit | Belgian hare | bunny | bunny rabbit | collared pika | cottontail | cottontail rabbit | European rabbit | eutherian | eutherian mammal | family Ochotonidae | family Procaviidae | gnawing mammal | lagomorph | lapin | leporid | leporid mammal | leporide | little chief hare | Ochotona collaris | Ochotona princeps | Ochotonidae | Old World rabbit | Oryctolagus cuniculus | placental | placental mammal | Procavia capensis | Procaviidae | rock hyrax | scut | warren | wood rabbit Cony In Webster's Dictionary \Co"ny\ (? or ?; 277), n. [OE. coning, conig, coni, OF.
connin, conin, connil, fr. L. cuniculus a rabbit, cony, prob.
an Hispanic word.] [Written also {coney}.]
1. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A rabbit, esp., the European rabbit ({Lepus
cuniculus}).
(b) The chief hare.
Note: The cony of Scripture is thought to be {Hyrax
Syriacus}, called also {daman}, and {cherogril}. See
{Daman}.
2. A simpleton. [Obs.]
It is a most simple animal; whence are derived our
usual phrases of cony and cony catcher. --Diet's Dry
Dinner (1599).
3. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) An important edible West Indian fish ({Epinephelus
apua}); the hind of Bermuda.
(b) A local name of the burbot. [Eng.]
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