[co.ney] n, pl coneys [ME conies, pl., fr. OF conis, pl. of conil, fr. L cuniculus] (12c) 1 a: rabbit fur b (1): rabbit; esp: the European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) (2): pika c: hyrax
2. archaic: dupe
3: any of several fishes; esp: a dusky black-spotted reddish-finned grouper (Epinephelus fulvus) of the tropical Atlantic