CONEY


Meaning of CONEY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

or co·ny ˈkō-nē, 1 also ˈkə-nē

( plural coneys or conies )

Etymology: Middle English conies, plural, from Anglo-French conis, plural of conil, from Latin cuniculus

Date: 12th century

1.

a. : rabbit fur

b.

(1) : rabbit ; especially : the European rabbit ( Oryctolagus cuniculus )

(2) : pika

c. : hyrax

2. archaic : dupe

3. : any of several fishes ; especially : a dusky black-spotted reddish-finned grouper ( Epinephelus fulvus syn. Cephalopholis fulva ) of the tropical Atlantic

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