cony
兔子
Co·ny 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. --Diet's Dry Dinner (1599).
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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cony
n 1: any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia
with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes
[syn: hyrax, coney, dassie, das]
2: small short-eared burrowing mammal of rocky uplands of Asia
and western North America [syn: pika, mouse hare, rock
rabbit, coney]
3: any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae
having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and
raised for pets or food [syn: rabbit, coney]