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Cony   Listen
noun
Cony  n.  (Written also coney)  
1.
(Zool.)
(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."
3.
(Zool.)
(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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Words linked to "Cony" :   mouse hare, Ochotonidae, cottontail, leporid mammal, gnawing mammal, Angora rabbit, coney, dassie, Oryctolagus cuniculus, warren, wood rabbit, rabbit ears, family Ochotonidae, lagomorph, cottontail rabbit, placental, European rabbit, little chief hare, collared pika, lapin, Belgian hare, Ochotona princeps, placental mammal, hyrax, rock hyrax, das


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