noun
or co·ny ˈkōnē, -ni
( plural coneys or conies )
Etymology: Middle English cony, conig, coning, back-formation from conies, plural, from Old French connis, conis, plural of connil, conil, from Latin cuniculus rabbit, underground passage, probably of Iberian origin; akin to Basque untxi rabbit, probably from (assumed) kuntxi (whence perhaps Arabic dialect — Spain — conchair hound, dog)
1.
a.
(1) : rabbit ; especially : the European rabbit ( Oryctolagus cuniculus )
(2) : little chief hare
b. : hyrax
2. : rabbit skin or fur ; also : a coat made of rabbit fur clipped and usually dyed to resemble other furs
3. obsolete : dupe , gull , simpleton
4. heraldry : a rabbit borne as a charge
5. : any of several fishes: as
a. : a dusky black-spotted reddish-finned grouper ( Cephalopholis fulvus ) of the tropical Atlantic
b. : graysby
c. : inconnu 2