Cony meaning

kō'nē, kŭn'ē
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A rabbit, especially the European rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus (formerly known as Lepus cuniculus).
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An edible West Indian fish, the Epinephelus apua, the hind of Bermuda.
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(UK, dialect) The burbot (fish).
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Origin of cony

From Middle English coni, from conies, from Anglo-Norman conis, the plural of conil, from Latin cuniculus (“rabbit”), from Proto-Basque *(H)unči (compare Basque untxi).

Sentence Examples

  • "Rabbit," which is now the common name in English, was for long confined to the young of the cony, and so the Prompt orium Parvulorum, c. 1440, "Rabet, yonge conye, cunicellus."

  • A merchant named Cony refused to pay customs not imposed by parliament, his counsel declaring their levy by ordinance to be contrary to Magna Carta, and Chief Justice Rolle resigning in order to avoid giving judgment.

  • He arrested the persons who refused to pay taxes, and sent Cony's lawyers to the Tower.

  • The skull is I There are no native names either in Teutonic or Celtic languages; such words as German Kaninchen or English cony are from the Latin cuniculus, while the Irish, Welsh and Gaelic are adaptations from English.

  • Among smaller animals the jerboa and other descriptions of rat, and the wabar or cony are common; lizards and snakes are numerous, most of the latter being venomous.

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