cony

noun

co·ny

variant spelling of coney

: rabbit fur

b(1)

: rabbit

especially : the European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)

(2)

: pika

: hyrax

specifically : rock hyrax

archaic : dupe

: any of several fishes

especially : a dusky black-spotted reddish-finned grouper (Cephalopholis fulva synonym Epinephelus fulvus) of the tropical Atlantic

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