Found 2 items, similar to Cony.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: cony 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]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Cony 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. [1913 Webster] Note: The cony of Scripture is thought to be Hyrax Syriacus , called also daman, and cherogril. See Daman. [1913 Webster] 2. A simpleton. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] It is a most simple animal; whence are derived our usual phrases of cony and cony catcher. --Diet's Dry Dinner (1599). [1913 Webster] 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.] [1913 Webster]