cony
A rabbit, especially the European rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculusA rabbit, especially the European rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus (formerly known as Lepus cuniculus).
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Meaning
9 sensesA rabbit, especially the European rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus (formerly known as Lepus cuniculus).
кроликkrolik
An edible West Indian fish, a grouper given in different sources as: Epinephelus apua, the hind of Bermuda; nigger-fish, Epinephelus punctatus; Cephalopholis fulva.
жёлтая гаррупаžóltaja garrupa, гуативераguativera
Locally for other rabbit-like or hyrax-like animals, such as the Cape hyrax (das, dassie) or the pika (Ochotona princeps, formerly Lagomys princeps).
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Locally for other rabbit-like or hyrax-like animals, such as the Cape hyrax (das, dassie) or the pika (Ochotona princeps, formerly Lagomys princeps).
Used in the Old Testament as a translation of Hebrew שָׁפָן (shafán), thought to be the rock hyrax (Procavia capensis, syn. Hyrax syriacus).
Any of certain members of family Epinephelidae of Atlantic groupers, such as mutton hamlets, graysby, Cuban coneys, and rooster hinds.
(UK, dialectal)Rabbit fur.
(obsolete)A simpleton; one who may be taken in by a cony-catcher.
(UK, dialectal)A burbot.
(obsolete)A woman; a sweetheart.
- any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes
- small short-eared burrowing mammal of rocky uplands of Asia and western North America
- any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food
Origin
From Middle English cony, back formation from conies (plural), from Anglo-Norman conis, thFrom Middle English cony, back formation from conies (plural), from Anglo-Norman conis, the plural of connil (“rabbit”), from Latin cunīculus, of unknown origin. Cognate to Catalan conill, Dutch konijn, German Kaninchen, Spanish conejo, and Portuguese coelho. The original pronunciation was /ˈkʌni/ (for the spelling, compare honey and money), but the similarity to cunt (and particularly homophony with cunny) led through taboo avoidance both to the word's displacement in the main by rabbit and bunny and to the spelling-pronunciation /ˈkəʊni/ becoming standard.
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Forms
plural: coniesSynonyms
11 synonyms- any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes:hyraxconeydassiedas
- small short-eared burrowing mammal of rocky uplands of Asia and western North America:pikamouse harerock rabbitconey
- any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food:rabbitconey
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