3 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Chief hare \Chief" hare`\ (Zo["o]l.)
A small rodent ({Lagamys princeps}) inhabiting the summits of
the Rocky Mountains; -- also called {crying hare}, {calling
hare}, {cony}, {American pika}, and {little chief hare}.
Note: It is not a true hare or rabbit, but belongs to the
curious family {Lagomyid[ae]}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cony \Co"ny\ (? or ?; 277), n. [OE. coning, conig, coni, OF.
connin, conin, connil, fr. L. cuniculus a rabbit, cony, prob.
an Hispanic word.] [Written also {coney}.]
1. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A rabbit, esp., the European rabbit ({Lepus
cuniculus}).
(b) The chief hare.
Note: The cony of Scripture is thought to be {Hyrax
Syriacus}, called also {daman}, and {cherogril}. See
{Daman}.
2. A simpleton. [Obs.]
It is a most simple animal; whence are derived our
usual phrases of cony and cony catcher. --Diet's Dry
Dinner (1599).
3. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) An important edible West Indian fish ({Epinephelus
apua}); the hind of Bermuda.
(b) A local name of the burbot. [Eng.]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
cony
n 1: any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia
with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes
[syn: {hyrax}, {coney}, {dassie}, {das}]
2: small short-eared burrowing mammal of rocky uplands of Asia
and western North America [syn: {pika}, {mouse hare}, {rock
rabbit}, {coney}]
3: any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae
having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and
raised for pets or food [syn: {rabbit}, {coney}]