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coney

coney

9.9
A small mammal that eats plants and has hoof-like toes found in Africa and Asia
  • noun
  • /ˈkoʊni/
  • Archaic
translation icon : hircó
  • "Rock hyraxes, incidentally, are thought to be the 'coneys' of the Bible that 'make their houses in the rocks.'"

Examples

  • The researcher noted that the coney's diet consists mainly of grasses and leaves.

  • The coney is often found in rocky areas of Africa and Asia, where it creates burrows to live in.

  • In the wildlife documentary, the coney was depicted foraging for plants among the rocks.

Synonyms

das
vsconey
  • South African
1 9.9

A small plant-eating mammal that lives on rocks in Africa and Asia

is the plain biological description rather than a colloquial nickname
cony
vsconey
  • Archaic
9.9

A small rock-dwelling animal in Africa that looks like a rodent but is related to hoofed animals

is the alternate historical spelling rather than a different animal
hyrax
vsconey
  • South African
9.9

A small plant-eating mammal that lives on rocks in Africa and Asia

is an older or less formal term rather than the standard name
dassie
vsconey
  • South African
9.9

A small furry animal from Africa and Asia that looks like a rodent but is related to elephants and manatees

is a general label that does not stress evolutionary relations

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 was also used by old Bible translators for a small rock animal now called a 'hyrax', so in older English coney could refer to that hyrax as well as to a rabbit.