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Dictionary: dictd_www.dict.org_gcide
Definition: coney

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. (Zo["o]l.) The female of the red deer, of which the male
is the stag.
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2. (Zo["o]l.) 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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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. (Zo["o]l.)
(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. (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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Dictionary: WordNet
Definition: coney

coney
n 1: black-spotted usually dusky-colored fish with reddish fins
[syn: Epinephelus fulvus]
2: any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia
with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes
[syn: hyrax, cony, dassie, das]
3: small short-eared burrowing mammal of rocky uplands of Asia
and western North America [syn: pika, mouse hare, {rock
rabbit}, 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, cony]