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cony

/ˈkəʊni/ /ˈkoʊni/

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noun

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

Examples :

"The farmer set traps to protect his vegetable garden from the cony. "

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noun

Examples :

"The lining of the old jacket felt warm because it was made of cony. "

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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).

Examples :

"While hiking in South Africa, we saw several dassies, small, furry animals that the locals often call conies. "

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A simpleton; one who may be taken in by a cony-catcher.

Examples :

"The used car salesman saw Mark as a cony and tried to sell him a broken-down vehicle at an inflated price. "

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

Examples :

"The fisherman proudly displayed the colorful cony he caught, a type of grouper popular in the Caribbean. "

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

Examples :

"While diving in the coral reefs, the marine biologist identified several types of cony, including the brightly colored Cuban coney and the more subtly patterned graysby. "

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noun

Examples :

"The fisherman was surprised to find a cony, instead of a trout, at the end of his line. "

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A woman; a sweetheart.

Examples :

"He called his wife, the cony, every evening just to hear her voice. "

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