Found 1 items, similar to cherogril.
English → English (gcide) Definition: cherogril 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]