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coney

coney

1 9.9
A small spotted fish with reddish fins found in warm water
  • noun
  • US
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  • It stopped after 2007 because gorging on coney dogs is not a good example of healthy nourishment.

Examples

  • Anglers often seek out the coney due to its distinctive colors and flavors.

  • He ate 12 coney dogs in 20 minutes.

    Blog text (16)

  • SAM holds up the CONEYS.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • Teams from different corporate departments battled to see who could eat the most delicious coney dogs over a lunch hour.

    Blog text (16)

  • Gollum suddenly runs up clutching two coneys in his mouth.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • We like our chili here in Detroit too (above all in the form of coney dogs, which are hot dogs with chili).

    Blog text (18)

  • The coney is a popular catch for sport fishing in warmer waters.

  • During the dive trip, they spotted a vibrant coney swimming among the coral reefs.

Synonyms

Epinephelus fulvus
vsconey
  • Specialized
9.9

A grouper fish with dark spots and red fins that lives near tropical reefs

is the common name for the same fish without scientific labelling

Compounds

Coney Island
14 3.2

A place in Brooklyn by the sea with a beach, boardwalk, and rides

Surface Forms

coney singular
coneys plural

Etymology

Coney is used for a small, spotted reef fish in some places. A helpful way to remember this is to think sailors may have likened the fish's size and spots to the land coney ('rabbit'), so the same name came to be used for that warm-water fish.