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coney

The correct spelling is coney.

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noun

Say it like: Con-ee

The correct spelling is coney. A rabbit, especially the European rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus (formerly known as Lepus cuniculus).

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  1. 1.A rabbit, especially the European rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus (formerly known as Lepus cuniculus).
  2. 2.Rabbit fur.
  3. 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. 4.A simpleton; one who may be taken in by a cony-catcher.
  5. 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.

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