Co·ny n.  [Written also coney.]
 1. Zool. (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. Zool. (a) An important edible West Indian fish (Epinephelus apua); the hind of Bermuda. (b) A local name of the burbot. [Eng.]

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 Da·man n. Zool. A small herbivorous mammal of the genus Hyrax. The species found in Palestine and Syria is Hyrax Syriacus; that of Northern Africa is Hyrax Brucei; -- called also ashkoko, dassy, and rock rabbit. See Cony, and Hyrax.

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 Hy·rax n.  Zool. Any animal of the genus Hyrax, of which about four species are known.  They constitute the order Hyracoidea.  The best known species are the daman (Hyrax Syriacus) of Palestine, and the klipdas (Hyrax capensis) of South Africa.  Other species are Hyrax arboreus and Hyrax Sylvestris, the former from Southern, and the latter from Western, Africa. See Daman.

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