cony

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

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Noun

1. A [[rabbit]], especially the European rabbit, {{taxfmt|Oryctolagus cuniculus|species}} (formerly known as {{taxlink|Lepus cuniculus|species}}).
2. {{lb|en|UK|dialect}} Rabbit fur.
3. Locally for other rabbit-like or hyrax-like animals, such as the [[Cape hyrax]] ({{vern|das|novern=1}}, [[dassie]]) or the [[pika]] ({{taxlink|Ochotona princeps|species}}, formerly {{taxlink|Lagomys princeps|species}}).
4. {{lb|en|obsolete}} A [[simpleton]]; one who may be taken in by a [[cony-catcher]].
5. An edible West Indian fish, a [[grouper]] given in different sources as: {{taxlink|Epinephelus apua|species}}, the [[hind]] of Bermuda; [[nigger-fish]], {{taxlink|Epinephelus punctatus|species}}; {{taxlink|Cephalopholis fulva|species}}.
6. Any of certain members of family {{taxfmt|Epinephelidae|family}} of Atlantic [[grouper]]s, such as {{vern|mutton hamlet|pl=s}}, [[graysby]], {{vern|Cuban coney|pl=s}}, and {{vern|rooster hind|pl=s}}.
7. {{lb|en|UK|dialect}} A [[burbot]].
8. {{lb|en|obsolete}} A [[woman]]; a [[sweetheart]].

Proper noun

1. {{init of|en|City of New York}}.

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