From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Coney \Co"ney\ (? or ?), n.
1. (Zool.) A rabbit. See {Cony}.
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2. (Zool.) A fish. See {Cony}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Cony \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. (Zool.)
(a) A rabbit, esp., the European rabbit ({Lepus
cuniculus}).
(b) The chief hare.
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Note: The cony of Scripture is thought to be {Hyrax
Syriacus}, called also {daman}, and {cherogril}. See
{Daman}.
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2. A simpleton. [Obs.]
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It is a most simple animal; whence are derived our
usual phrases of cony and cony catcher. --Diet's Dry
Dinner (1599).
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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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Hind \Hind\ (h[imac]nd), n. [AS. hind; akin to D. hinde, OHG.
hinta, G. hinde, hindin, Icel., Sw., & Dan. hind, and perh.
to Goth. hin[thorn]an to seize (in comp.), E. hunt, or cf.
Gr. kema`s a young deer.]
1. (Zool.) The female of the red deer, of which the male is
the stag.
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2. (Zool.) A spotted food fish of the genus {Epinephelus}, as
{Epinephelus apua} of Bermuda, and {Epinephelus
Drummond-hayi} of Florida; -- called also {coney}, {John
Paw}, {spotted hind}.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
coney
n 1: black-spotted usually dusky-colored fish with reddish fins
[syn: {coney}, {Epinephelus fulvus}]
2: any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with
rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes [syn:
{hyrax}, {coney}, {cony}, {dassie}, {das}]
3: small short-eared burrowing mammal of rocky uplands of Asia
and western North America [syn: {pika}, {mouse hare}, {rock
rabbit}, {coney}, {cony}]
4: 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}, {cony}]
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