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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 cony
 兔子

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 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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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 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]