Definitions for: 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



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.]

Synonyms: coney, das, dassie, hyrax, mouse hare, pika, rabbit, rock rabbit

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

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