coney

1. A rabbit, especially the European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus).
2. The fur of a rabbit.
3. See pika.
4. See hyrax.
5. 1. A grouper (Epinephelus fulvus) of the tropical Atlantic, having dark brown or sharply bicolored skin and a few blue and black spots.
   2. Chiefly Florida Keys & West Indies. Either of two related fish, the red hind or the graysby.
6. Archaic. A dupe; a simpleton.

[Middle English coni, from Old French conis, pl. of conil, from Latin cunīculus, possibly from cunnus, cunus, female pudenda.]

(kō'nē)

The noun has 4 meanings:

Meaning #1: black-spotted usually dusky-colored fish with reddish fins
  Synonym: Epinephelus fulvus

Meaning #2: any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes
  Synonyms: hyrax, cony, dassie, das

Meaning #3: small short-eared burrowing mammal of rocky uplands of Asia and western North America
  Synonyms: pika, mouse hare, rock rabbit, cony

Meaning #4: any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food
  Synonyms: rabbit, cony

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Animal

Coney (pronounced /ˈkʌni/, rhymes with bunny) is an English word for a rabbit or rabbit hair, as well as several derived terms:

• Cuban Coney, an extinct rodent
• Coney, a nickname for the Pika (a distant cousin of the rabbit)
• Coney, a translation of the Hebrew Bible word שָּׁפָן (shaphan), in modern English "rock hyrax" (a rodent-like member of the order Hyracoidea)
• Coney, the common name for Cephalopholis fulva, a grouper fish
• Coney-catching, a term for confidence trick in Elizabethan English
• Coney, a representation of a rabbit in heraldry; see Charge (heraldry)

Food

In the United States, Coney (pronounced /ˈkoʊni/, rhymes with bony) may refer to several foods:

• Coney Island hot dog, founded in Detroit, Michigan, served at a number of restaurants in the midwestern United States.
• Coney Sauce, a spicy beef "chili" served on hot dogs
• Coney, an alternative name for a "white hot" hot dog in Central New York; see Hot dog variations

People

• Dean Coney, footballer
• Hykiem Coney, anti-gang activist
• Jeremy Coney, cricketer
• Malachy Coney, a comic writer
• Michael G. Coney, science fiction writer
• Sandra Coney, feminist and women's health campaignist
• Theodore Edward Coneys, a murderer

See also

• Coney Island (disambiguation)

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - kanin, kaninskind

Nederlands (Dutch)
konijn, konijnenvacht, klipdas

Français (French)
n. - peau de lapin, lapin (arch)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Kaninchen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ζωολ.) κουνέλι, (καθομ.) γουναρικό από κουνέλι

Italiano (Italian)
coniglio

Português (Portuguese)
n. - coelho (m) (Zool.)

Русский (Russian)
кролик, кроличий мех

Español (Spanish)
n. - conejo, piel de conejo, nombre de varios peces

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kanin (am.), kaninskinn

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
兔子, 免毛皮

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 兔子, 免毛皮

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 토끼, 토끼의 모피, 멍청이

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ウサギ, ウサギの毛皮

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) أرنب, فروة الأرنب, حيوان صغير من الثدييات‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮פרוות שפן, שפן‬

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