cony

noun

1. A rabbit, especially the European rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus (formerly known as Lepus cuniculus).

2. UKdialectRabbit fur.

3. Locally for other rabbit-like or hyrax-like animals, such as the Cape hyrax (das, dassie) or the pika (Ochotona princeps, formerly Lagomys princeps).

4. Used in the Old Testament as a translation of Hebrew שָׁפָן, thought to be the rock hyrax (Procavia capensis, syn. Hyrax syriacus).

5. An edible West Indian fish, a grouper given in different sources as: Epinephelus apua, the hind of Bermuda; nigger-fish, Epinephelus punctatus; Cephalopholis fulva.

6. Several species of tropical west Atlantic groupers of family Epinephelidae, such as the mutton hamlet, graysby, Cuban coney, and rooster hind.

7. UKdialectThe burbot.

8. Any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toesanimal

   Similar: hyrax, coney, dassie, das

9. Small short-eared burrowing mammal of rocky uplands of Asia and western North Americaanimal

   Similar: pika, mouse hare, rock rabbit, coney

10. Any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or foodanimal

    Similar: rabbit, coney